The Family Dog presents The Electric Flag
Poster
1966 (made)
1966 (made)
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Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for The Electric Flag. The poster depicts a hand, palm facing out, with its middle finger raised to point at a yellow disc. The disc has six yellow and orange bolts radiating from it, signifying a sun, and is partially obscured by stylised yellow and orange clouds, which are suggestive of those found in South-East Asian art. A tattoo-like eagle rises from these clouds, with the Family Dog logo is between its wings, and a row of red stars above it. In the eagle's beak is a green banner with red lettering which reads, 'Fri & Sun, The Electric Flag, and in the lower part of the poster, below the hand on comparable banners, 'Mad River, The Fugs . Sat Only., 13th Floo. . .Elevator, Feb. 2, 3, 4, Diogenes, Avalon Ballroom, Sutter & Vann. . ., San Francisco' (parts of some words are hidden by the banner). The background is blue with fine purple dots, changing in colour until the upper part of the poster is purple with fine blue dots.
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Title | The Family Dog presents The Electric Flag (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
Brief description | Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for The Electric Flag by Victor Moscoso for The Family Dog, United States, 1966 |
Physical description | Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for The Electric Flag. The poster depicts a hand, palm facing out, with its middle finger raised to point at a yellow disc. The disc has six yellow and orange bolts radiating from it, signifying a sun, and is partially obscured by stylised yellow and orange clouds, which are suggestive of those found in South-East Asian art. A tattoo-like eagle rises from these clouds, with the Family Dog logo is between its wings, and a row of red stars above it. In the eagle's beak is a green banner with red lettering which reads, 'Fri & Sun, The Electric Flag, and in the lower part of the poster, below the hand on comparable banners, 'Mad River, The Fugs . Sat Only., 13th Floo. . .Elevator, Feb. 2, 3, 4, Diogenes, Avalon Ballroom, Sutter & Vann. . ., San Francisco' (parts of some words are hidden by the banner). The background is blue with fine purple dots, changing in colour until the upper part of the poster is purple with fine blue dots. |
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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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Accession number | E.442-2004 |
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Record created | July 25, 2006 |
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