Jefferson Airplane
Poster
1967 (made)
1967 (made)
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Wes Wilson described his graphic design aesthetic as "visual poetry set into poster formats." Wilson worked primarily in bold colours, to complement the psychedelic light shows which took place during performances at the Fillmore Auditorium and its rival the Avalon Ballroom. His eye-catching posters feature inventive lettering - which became increasingly stylised and illegible as his style evolved. Wilson began designing posters for Bill Graham's Fillmore venue from its opening in 1966, but soon designed exclusively for the Fillmore. The collaboration was relatively short-lived, ending acrimoniously in 1967 (with the exception of two additional posters he created in December 1968).
Object details
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| Title | Jefferson Airplane (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | "Jefferson Airplane" psychedelic poster #48 by Wes Wilson. USA, 1967. |
| Physical description | Poster advertsing concert. Red background with green and purple design. Human figures and forms melting into each other in green and purple with text above and below. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Bill Graham Presents in Dance-Concert / Jefferson Airplane / Quicksilver / Messenger Service / Dino Valenti Fri Sat Sun / February 3 4 5 / Fillmore Auditorium / 2am / $3.00 Note Text of poster. |
| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | Wes Wilson described his graphic design aesthetic as "visual poetry set into poster formats." Wilson worked primarily in bold colours, to complement the psychedelic light shows which took place during performances at the Fillmore Auditorium and its rival the Avalon Ballroom. His eye-catching posters feature inventive lettering - which became increasingly stylised and illegible as his style evolved. Wilson began designing posters for Bill Graham's Fillmore venue from its opening in 1966, but soon designed exclusively for the Fillmore. The collaboration was relatively short-lived, ending acrimoniously in 1967 (with the exception of two additional posters he created in December 1968). |
| Bibliographic reference | Christoph Grunberg, ed. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era London: Tate, 2005. 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ISBN: 1854375954. |
| Other number | LS.926 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.506-2004 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2005 |
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