VINTAGE PSYCH POSTER| " Byrds, Taj Mahal, Genesis " WES WILSON 1968
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:24902207 | Size: 20" by 13.75" |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Genre: Rock & Pop |
Vintage original psychedelic poster by Wes Wilson for The Byrds, Taj Mahal, and Genesis at the Avalon Ballroom November 1-3, 1968. In shrink wrap but not attached to cardboard. White backing. Poster #144. Photo by Jerry Uelsmann. Copyright 1968 Family Dog Productions. from NY Times Obituary:
"Beginning in 1966, Mr. Wilson made posters for Bill Graham, who produced rock shows at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, as well as for Chet Helms of Family Dog Producti...ons, who started at the Fillmore but soon moved to the Avalon Ballroom, not far away.Posters had been used to advertise stage shows for decades, but most were utilitarian conveyors of date, time and place. Mr. Wilson, along with several other poster artists, took the form to a different level, one full of loud colors, attention-getting imagery and vibrant typography.He was especially known for the free-flowing block lettering on his posters, which he adapted from a font created by the Austrian designer Alfred Roller."
"Beginning in 1966, Mr. Wilson made posters for Bill Graham, who produced rock shows at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, as well as for Chet Helms of Family Dog Producti...ons, who started at the Fillmore but soon moved to the Avalon Ballroom, not far away.Posters had been used to advertise stage shows for decades, but most were utilitarian conveyors of date, time and place. Mr. Wilson, along with several other poster artists, took the form to a different level, one full of loud colors, attention-getting imagery and vibrant typography.He was especially known for the free-flowing block lettering on his posters, which he adapted from a font created by the Austrian designer Alfred Roller."
