Bill Graham Presents Spirit
Poster
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
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Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Spirit and the Elvin Bishop Group. The event details fill most of the space, and images of Native Americans, a fortune teller or magician wearing a top hat, monolithic stones, and Egyptian motifs, such as bulls and a pyramid, and the heads of Abyssinian statues, are incorporated into the poster's design. The lettering reads, 'Bill Graham presents in San Francisco Spirit, Elvin Bishop Group, Kwane & the Kwan Ditos, Lights by San Francisco Light Works, © Bill Graham, #265: 1971 N. Orr, Fillmore West, Thurs - Sunday January 7-8-9-10'. The lettering is highly stylised, and is printed in white or red, and the poster is printed in black, white and red.
Object details
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| Title | Bill Graham Presents Spirit (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Bill Graham Presents Spirit' psychedelic poster by Norman Orr for Bill Graham, USA, 1967 |
| Physical description | Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Spirit and the Elvin Bishop Group. The event details fill most of the space, and images of Native Americans, a fortune teller or magician wearing a top hat, monolithic stones, and Egyptian motifs, such as bulls and a pyramid, and the heads of Abyssinian statues, are incorporated into the poster's design. The lettering reads, 'Bill Graham presents in San Francisco Spirit, Elvin Bishop Group, Kwane & the Kwan Ditos, Lights by San Francisco Light Works, © Bill Graham, #265: 1971 N. Orr, Fillmore West, Thurs - Sunday January 7-8-9-10'. The lettering is highly stylised, and is printed in white or red, and the poster is printed in black, white and red. |
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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.449-2004 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2006 |
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