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Howlin' Wolf

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    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

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq49984c92c-2ecc-499a-92da-5d400da12d00

    Record ID

    chndm_1979-34-1

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