Legendary impresario Bill Graham began in January 1966 to commission posters to promote the concerts he was putting on at San Francisco’s Fillmore auditorium. The poster artists followed the revolutionary mandate of the sixties consciousness, creating vivid, irreverent banners that reflected their own sense of poetics, style, and wit. What resulted were signature juxtapositions of design, lettering, and color that spawned a brand new art form. Their muse was the cosmic synergy that then abounded, fueled in part by LSD. These posters have since come to occupy a place in art history while surviving priceless artifacts of rock archeology. Published in cooperation with Bill Graham Presents, this is an intoxicating compendium of the funkiest posters of the century. Highlighted in this unique, lavishly printed full-color volume are the original numbered and unnumbered series created exclusively for the San Francisco and New York Fillmore dance concerts. The more than 400 hand-drawn posters, handbills, tickets, and photographs feature art by Wes Wilson, Bonnie MacLean, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Rick Griffin, Lee Conklin, Greg Irons, Randy Tuten, David Byrd, David Singer, and Norman Orr.
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A must have for any collector of the Fillmore posters.,
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This review is from: The Art of the Fillmore, 1966-1971 (Hardcover)
Now you can see just how beautiful these rock posters are. Each poster in the Fillmore series is presented in full color. An excellent tool to guide you in your purchases, or just help you to enjoy these works of art. Excellent information on the artists and some cool insights into the people and the place that was the Fillmore west.
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This review is from: The Art of the Fillmore: The Poster Series 1966-1971 (Paperback)
The psychedelic posters from the late 1960's are classic and very much a part of rock history. These posters were commissioned by Bill Graham, who ran the Fillmore East and West, and other venues. The posters were beautiful and colorful and psychedelic. They were carefully created and used to promote the concerts, but what makes them so amazing is that all this work to promote only a few weekend concerts, which typically featured three or four bands playing on Friday and Saturdays. Never again would such works of art capture the moment. This book tells you about the artists and how they came to become Fillmore artists, and of course full color reproductions of the Fillmore posters are prominently featured through the book. If you love the posters, you'll love the book.
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As a person who attended some of the shows represented by the posters, I loved the book. It brought back many, many memories and inspirations. The book captured the essence of Bill Graham as an entrepreneur and, as it turned out, supporter of the arts.
Not a book for everyone, but if you were there, or you think you wanted to be there, this is a great value.
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Fillmore Aud, Wes Wilson, Fillmore West Art, David Singer, Winterland Aud, Fillmore East, Lee Conklin, Randy Tuten, New York, Norman Orr, Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Herb Greene, Pat Hanks, Greg Irons, Peter Bailey, Trips Festival, Grateful Dead, Los Angeles, Victor Moscoso, Fillmore Benefit, Berkeley Comm, Discount Records, Jerry Garcia New!
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R. G. Devis, director of the San Francisco Mime Trouper, was found guilty on November 1 of performing in the public parks without a permit. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
doing posters, bill graham, poster artists, concert posters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fillmore Aud, Wes Wilson, Fillmore West Art, David Singer, Winterland Aud, Fillmore East, Lee Conklin, Randy Tuten, New York, Norman Orr, Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Herb Greene, Pat Hanks, Greg Irons, Peter Bailey, Trips Festival, Grateful Dead, Los Angeles, Victor Moscoso, Fillmore Benefit, Berkeley Comm, Discount Records, Jerry Garcia New!
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