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Poster

1967 (made)
Artist/Maker
Family Dog Productions (commissioned by)
Griffin, Rick (artist)
Greene, Herb (photographer)
Place of origin
San Francisco (commissioned)
United States of America (published)

Features a sepia photographic image of two men in cowboy costumes sitting at a table, with patterned table cloth and old-fashioned gas lamp between them. Orange and black lettering is in a black and white frame against a brown border.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph in ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Colour Offset Lithograph
Brief description
Poster for the Charlatans, designed by Rick Griffin, photograph by Herb Greene; America, 1967
Physical description
Features a sepia photographic image of two men in cowboy costumes sitting at a table, with patterned table cloth and old-fashioned gas lamp between them. Orange and black lettering is in a black and white frame against a brown border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.5cm
  • Width: 36cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • THE (In large black ornate lettering with white border across top)
  • CHARLATANS (In ornate orange lettering with black outline across bottom)
  • THE SALVATION ARMY BANNED BLUE CHEER (In orange ornate lettering across top, overlapping the 'THE')
  • AVALON BALLROOM / FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY - MAY - 26 - 27- 28 (In black lettering across bottom)
  • SUTTER AT VANNESS (Within O of 'BALLROOM')
  • RICK GRIFFIN - PHOTOGRAPH-HERB GREENE (Vertically bottom right corner)
  • 1967 [copyright symbol] FAMILY DOG PRODUCTIONS 639 GOUGH ST., San Francisco, Calif. 94102 (Bottom right)
  • [Ticket outlet details] (Across bottom)
  • PUBLISHED IN U.S.A. / DISTRIBUTED BY / BEN GRANDY COMPANY, INC. / 1355 MARKET STREET / SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF, 941[rest obscured] (On back)
Credit line
Gift of Ruth and Joseph Bromberg in memory of their son Michael
Subjects depicted
Oil Lamps
Tablecloth
Men
Cowboy Hats
Lettering (Layout Features)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.580-1999

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Record createdFebruary 29, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O25669/poster-griffin-rick/
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