Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Urban Culture, Pop & Contemporary Art

Sun, Feb 24, 2019 11:00AM EST
Lot 815

2 Family Dog Concert Posters: Big Brother & The …

Estimate: $100 - $300

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This lot consists of two Family Dog Productions concert posters for Big Brother and the Holding Company shows. a) "Motherload" at Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, May 5-7, 1967, with art by Rick Griffin and photography by Bob Seidemann. This poster is #60-1 in the series. b) "The Great Society King Kong Memorial Dance" at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, February 26, 1966 , with art by Wes Wilson. This poster is #2-2 in the series. Provenance: The posters, along with several others of the same origin offered in this sale, were part of a Frankfurt, Germany estate, where they were stored for approximately fifty years.
Designer & Manufacturer: see Additional Information/Description
Markings: marking(s)
Country of Origin & Materials: American; paper
Dimensions(H,W,D): 20"h, 14"w; 20"h, 14.25"w

Condition

very good, some handling wear in margins
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