$512
A collection of poster printing plates and uncut printing proofs for the Family Dog posters FD-56 and FD-60. FD-60 advertising the Big Brother & The Holding Company’s 1967 concert is on the left side of the plates and proofs while FD-56 for The Charlatans and Canned Heat 1967 concert is on the right. FD-60 was designed by Rick Griffin with photography by Bob Seidemann. Griffin titled the poster "Motherload" and inserted the photograph of the band into a phallic shape with Janis Joplin at the head. FD-56, commonly referred to as "Charlatans Front Porch," was designed by Rick Griffin and George Hunter. Accompanied by a framed copy of the uncut print of the final poster. LITERATURE The Art of Rock by Paul D. Grushkin (New York: Abbeville Press, 1987), page 99 Largest framed, 27 by 35 inches; Largest image, 20 1/2 by 28 1/2 inches Categories:
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2013-12-06
