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Bill Graham Presents Jethro Tull

Poster
1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

David Singer produced 66 posters for Bill Graham and the Fillmore Auditorium (a legendary music venue in San Francisco, California). He was also the last artist to produce an original series for the Fillmore. Singer's designs employ diverse collaged elements, drawn from both photographic and printed sources, to produce fantastic and often surreal scenes.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBill Graham Presents Jethro Tull (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
"Bill Graham Presents Jethro Tull" psychedelic poster #231 by David Singer, USA, 1970
Physical description
Psychedelic poster advertising a concert by Jethro Tull. The central image features a image of an engraving of a girl placing a garland of flowers onto her head as she sits on a riverbank. Collaged into this scene is a small, muscular figure, with its arms raised. The text, which sits in the yellow border, reads, 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, Jethro Tull except Sunday, Fairport Convention, Salt 'n Pepper - Cloud.. Lights by Little Princess 109, April 30 May 1-2-3 Fillmore West'
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.6cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO / JETHRO TULL EXCEPT SUNDAY / FAIRPORT CONVENTION / SALT 'N PEPPER - CLOUD / LIGHTS BY LITTLE PRINCESS 109 / APRIL 30 MAY 1-2-3 FILLMORE WEST' (Event and venue details, printed in the yellow border of the poster, above and below the image, in black letters)
  • 'SINGER / NOW ON SALE AT MACY'S TICKETS ALL MACY'S TICKET OUTLETS / SAN FRANCISCO - CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE 261 COLUMBUS AVE - THE TOWN SQUIRE 1318 POLK ST - OUTSIDE IN 2544 MISSION ST OAKLAND - HOLE IN THE WALL 3345 LAKESHORE AVE / BERKELEY - DISCOUNT RECORDS - SHAKESPEARE & CO SAUSALITO - THE TIDES REDWOOD CITY - REDWOOD HOUSE OF MUSIC SAN MATEO - TOWN & COUNTRY RECORDS SAN JOSE - / © BILL GRAHAM 1970- No 231 DISCOUNT RECORDS MENLO PARK - DISCOUNT RECORDS SAN RAFAEL - RECORD KING TEA LAUTREC LITHO - SAN FRANCISCO (Ticket vendors and printing information, at bottom of poster, printed in stylised, black letters.)
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
Subjects depicted
Summary
David Singer produced 66 posters for Bill Graham and the Fillmore Auditorium (a legendary music venue in San Francisco, California). He was also the last artist to produce an original series for the Fillmore. Singer's designs employ diverse collaged elements, drawn from both photographic and printed sources, to produce fantastic and often surreal scenes.
Other numbers
  • LS.875 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
  • # 231 - Poster number
Collection
Accession number
E.473-2004

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2006
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