Object Details
Designer
Peter Bailey
Manufacturer
Bill Graham, American, b. Germany, 1931–1991
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Poster for a 1967 concert in San Francisco, featuring Howlin' Wolf, Country Joe and the Fish, and Loading Zone.
Predominently white background, purple female figure in mustard dress. Bottom of dress is made up of flowers and text:
Fillmore Aud.
Fri Sat Apr 14-15 8pm-2am $3: Sun Apr 16 2pm to 7pm $2
Behind her, extremely stylized, attenuated pink text:
Howlin' Wolf
In mustard and white text on the right side:
Country Joe Loading Zone & The Fish
Visual simulation: Head Lights
Top border, in red outline all-caps san-serif, on mustard:
Presented in San Francisco by Bill Graham
Bottom border, ticket listings in white on purple.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie J. Schreyer
Date
1967
Accession Number
1979-34-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Offset lithograph on white wove paper
Dimensions
Frame: 56.5 x 41.3 x 2.5 cm (22 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 1 in.)
Overall: 55.4 x 34 cm (21 13/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
made in
USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1979-34-1