Bill Graham Presents B.B. King
Poster
1971 (made)
1971 (made)
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Psychedelic poster advertising a gig for the B.B. King, Ball in Jack, and Christian Rapid. The poster features a drawing of B.B. King, wearing a yellow suit and playing the guitar, and set against the backdrop of a red sky and white mountains. The lettering, which is stylised and coloured in shades of red and yellow, outlines the venue and entertainment, and forms part of the design, and reads 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, B.B. King, Ball in Jack, Christian Rapid, #269 © Bill Graham 1971 Poster Norman Orr, Lights by Prismatic Revenge, February Thursday-Sunday 4567 at the Fillmore West'.
Object details
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| Title | Bill Graham Presents B.B. King (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Bill Graham Presents B.B. King' psychedelic poster by Norman Orr for Bill Graham, USA, 1971 |
| Physical description | Psychedelic poster advertising a gig for the B.B. King, Ball in Jack, and Christian Rapid. The poster features a drawing of B.B. King, wearing a yellow suit and playing the guitar, and set against the backdrop of a red sky and white mountains. The lettering, which is stylised and coloured in shades of red and yellow, outlines the venue and entertainment, and forms part of the design, and reads 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, B.B. King, Ball in Jack, Christian Rapid, #269 © Bill Graham 1971 Poster Norman Orr, Lights by Prismatic Revenge, February Thursday-Sunday 4567 at the Fillmore West'. |
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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.451-2004 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2006 |
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