1977–The 2nd Annual Perennial Poetic Hoohaw Promotional Poster-COLORFUL SIGNATURE BY KEN KESEY! PAE Graded Near Mint '83'

closed on Friday, June 26, 2020

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$270.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This poster exhibits a colorful hand drawn SIGNATURE in ink markers by the late great Ken Kesey dated 1993! 

 

We have never auctioned an example of this 1977 poster ever before until NOW! Over ten years prior Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters held a series of LSD fueled multi media happenings featuring the music of the Grateful Dead and chronicled in Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool Aid Acid Tests. These HISTORIC events provided the initial spark that led to a full scale counter-culture revolution that transformed our world forever! 

 

Fast forwarding over a decade later here we have a seldom seen poster that was produced on glossy medium cardboard stock to advertise The 2nd Annual Perennial Poetic Hoohaw held at Macarthur Court University of Oregon in Eugene on May 7th 1977. The event featured readings by Ken Kesey Allen Ginsberg Gregory Corso  Jack Micheline Peter Orlovsky Rahsaan Roland Kirk as well as musical performances.

 

This original poster exhibits an image from the "Split In The Ocean" series. Best of all it's SIGNED with multiple colored markers by the legendary Ken Kesey at the top of the poster! More and more collectors are coming into the fold with the knowledge that artist signatures add a whole other dimension to their treasures. Read our blog dated 1/20/18 where we discuss the skyrocketing demand for signed material such as this lot!

 

Poster – 2nd Annual Perennial Poetic Hoohaw

Grade – PAE Near Mint 83

Bands/Bill – Ken Kesey Allen Ginsberg  Gregory Corso Jack Micheline Peter Orlovsky Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Venue – Macarthur Court University of Oregon

City – Eugene Oregon

Date – 5/7/77

Dimensions - 14 1/4" x 21"

Printing – Original Printing

Paper Type - Glossy medium cardboard stock

Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. SIGNED "KESEY 1993" in multiple colored markers (Some UV reactive). Hard crease in the bottom left corner corner bumps in the bottom two and top left corners some surface stains/discoloration some handling (mostly top center).View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.

 

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