Family Dog Presents Quicksilver Messenger Service
Poster
1966 (made)
1966 (made)
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Psychedelic poster advertising a concert by Quicksilver Messenger Service. The event information, which is printed on the right-hand side of the poster, forms part of the main scheme, which is complemented by a floral design incorporating an Art Nouveau motif, and the Family Dog logo. The text reads, ‘Dance Concert, Quick Silver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Country Joe & the Fish, Lights by Ben Van Meter & Roger Hillyard, Nov. 25-26, 9pm, Avalon Ball Room, Sutter at Vanness, San Francisco’. The entire design is printed in orange and yellow on black, and the poster has a yellow border.
Object details
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| Title | Family Dog Presents Quicksilver Messenger Service (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Dance Concert: The Family Dog Presents Quicksilver Messenger Service' psychedelic poster by Victor Moscoso, USA, 1966 |
| Physical description | Psychedelic poster advertising a concert by Quicksilver Messenger Service. The event information, which is printed on the right-hand side of the poster, forms part of the main scheme, which is complemented by a floral design incorporating an Art Nouveau motif, and the Family Dog logo. The text reads, ‘Dance Concert, Quick Silver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Country Joe & the Fish, Lights by Ben Van Meter & Roger Hillyard, Nov. 25-26, 9pm, Avalon Ball Room, Sutter at Vanness, San Francisco’. The entire design is printed in orange and yellow on black, and the poster has a yellow border. |
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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.434-2004 |
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| Record created | August 7, 2006 |
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