Not on display

‘Flying Eyeball’ poster

Poster
1968 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Winged eyeball with three tentacles, one gripping a fanged skull, against a sky blue background within a central circle edged with flames. The remainder of the poster is red, with elaborate black and gold lettering.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Title‘Flying Eyeball’ poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
‘Flying Eyeball’ poster by Rick Griffin, advertising the Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, and Albert King, San Francisco, 1968
Physical description
Winged eyeball with three tentacles, one gripping a fanged skull, against a sky blue background within a central circle edged with flames. The remainder of the poster is red, with elaborate black and gold lettering.
Collection
Accession number
S.169-2021

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Record createdJanuary 10, 2017
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