FILLMORE POSTERS, WHAT ARE THEY, WHERE CAN I BUY SOME?
Well it is all art, but this section is dedicated to visual art. Let me begin with a discussion of the late great Bill Graham's Fillmore Posters. For those of you who don't know let me tell you a few short things. In the mid-sixties there was one ballroom that was the center of the universe. That ballroom was the Fillmore. It all started when Ken Kesey had his, "Can You Pass The Acid Test". An event to film a crowd taking LSD and having music played. The music, The Grateful Dead. It is too much for one section, but keep coming here and I swear you will learn more.
The Fillmore Poster: (That is what is on the home page) These were concert advertisements that were hand- painted by Southern California artists and became the image that represents Psychedelic . They were printed onto special paper for lithographes and only a certain number of each one were originally made. Why the trouble?
Well you couldn't exactly advertise ACID ROCK, or whatever you wanted to call the events. A great site to see some of these posters is this one: Olsenart . If you click on the posters he tells a bit about his experiences and has a book for sale, if you go back to his home page. On the site there is also information on The Avalon Ballroom/Family Dog posters which are similar to the Fillmore Posters.
While Fillmore posters are a bit more vivid than Family Dog/Avalon posters it really depends on the artist. The Fillmore ran from 1966 until 1971, and there is a GREAT BOOK with ALL of the posters in it. The book is in color, and has many stories on the artists. The book is called: Art of the Fillmore:1966-1971 CLICK HERE FOR BOOK!
If you love a band from the sixties there is a poster to match. There are a few sites that sell the posters. The ones's I have trusted I will put here with links. BE CAREFUL on EBAY! THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PRINTINGS OF MANY OF THE POSTERS! There are books like the Art of Rock that will help you.
These beautiful posters are displayed on my web-site and can be found by searching the internet. The one's on my web-site I have collected over the years . I became hooked when I saw the one on the Doors article. It is called BG-99 and was only printed once. It has The Doors, Chuck Berry, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding company, and a few more.
I believe that this is the future art that people will be climbing over each other to collect. I have mine framed and they are BEAUTIFUL! I will write more in this section in the coming weeks, but please take a moment and learn! Start with the book ART OF THE FILLMORE!! At Amazon.com the book is cheap, or order it from a local bookstore. IT is the best book to have ont he coffee table, and the posters ARE THE GREATEST ART TO COLLECT!
Here are the sites to purchase REAL Fillmore Posters and learn more information:
A great link to the artists, with contact information (You can email the ACTUAL ARTISTS AND THEY WILL WRITE BACK!)
TO BUY A POSTER TRY SAN FRANCISCO ROCK POSTERS
Another great site to purchase posters is this one:SIXTIES POSTERS
Last one: LOTS OF ROCK
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» left by Nancy green from Jonesboro, ar. (72 days 15 hours ago.)
I love art in all its forms. I will definitely look this information up and Iappreciate it. Thank you Andrew for so much information. I was a teenager of the sisties and I love posters anyway! Great Article and well written.
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