Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$270.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This poster is signed in ink by the artist the late great Wes Wilson!
The FIRST SIGNED CGC graded example we've offered in our auction. This unusual later period Wes Wilson Poster announced the Haight Ashbury Festival in May of 1969. The central image of a ghostlike crucified man is curious and haunting. The event featured Country Joe and was held in the Panhandle of Golden Gate Park.
The panhandle was the setting for many earlier Haight free concerts. This festival also featured The Pitschel Players. The Pitschel Players performed at many civil rights benefits and peace marches for a number of years. The 10 member performance company were all under twenty-five years old they lived in the Haight/Ashbury and commuted to the Mission theater.
This is the EXACT category of poster that is MOST IN DEMAND in today's market. 1) A beautifully designed poster by the late great Wes Wilson whose reason passing made national news. 2) A legendary band in the Grateful Dead. 3) The first specimen SIGNED by the late great artist to EVER appear in our auction. THIS is why many collectors believe that 1960;s psychedelic concert posters represent the best value in collectibles today!
Poster – Haight Ashbury Festival Wilson
Grade – CGC 9.0
Bands/Bill – Country Joe McDonald The Lamb Pitschel Players John Fromer Johnny Sunshine Pipe Joint Compound
Venue – Golden Gate Park
City – San Francisco CA
Date – 5/24-25/69
Dimensions – 13 1/4” x 18 5/8”
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Wes Wilson
Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. 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 6:00 pm eastern.
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