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Bill Graham Presents Butterfield Blues Band, Savoy Brown

Poster
1969 (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 Butterfield Blues Band, Savoy Brown (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
"Bill Graham Presents the Butterfield Blues Band and Savoy Brown" psychedelic poster #221 by David Singer, USA, 1969
Physical description
Psychedelic poster advertising a concert by the Butterfield Blues Band and Savoy Brown. The central image is of the statue of Christ the Redeemer (of Rio de Janeiro) printed in purple, set within a bright orange and yellow seascape. The text, which sits over the sea, reads, 'Bill Graham Presents In San Francisco Butterfield Blues Band, Savoy Brown, Keith Relf, Renaissance. Brotherhood of Light. March 5 - 6 - 7 - 8. Fillmore West'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 56cm
  • Width: 36cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO / BLUES BUTTERFIELD BAND / SAVOY BROWN / KEITH RELF / RENAISSANCE / BROTHERHOOD OF LIGHT / MARCH 5 - 6 - 7 – 8 / FILLMORE WEST'. (Event and venue details, printed over the seascape, below the image, in dark purple 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 229 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 dark purple 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
Place 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.868 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
  • # 221 - Poster number
Collection
Accession number
E.466-2004

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Record createdOctober 12, 2006
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