1967-FD-89-RP-2-Quicksilver Messenger Service-Avalon Ballroom Second Printing Poster-CGC Graded 9.4

closed on Friday, July 17, 2020

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$156.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This authorized reprint released shortly after the show but still 50 years ago represents a more affordable way to acquire this fantastic and world famous work of art. For this Family Dog favorite master poster artist Rick Griffin created his version of the “Sunday Funnies”. In 1999 Stanley Mouse told Mark Powers that he created the second panel from the right in the bottom row. He signed the panel but his signature is so small that you cannot see it. In any event this is a poster that always enjoys high demand because of it’s great design bargain price and the fact it was also created by one of the greatest artists of them all Rick Griffin!

 

The image features a full color kaleidoscopic blazing psychedelic sunday color comics pages imagery by Rick Griffin which includes a comic panel with Murphy (aka "Murph the Surf") a internationally infamous surfing cartoon character he created for Surfer Magazine in his earlier career as well as a Mickey Mouse character in several panels the back panel of a back of Camel cigarettes etc. motifs he used extensively in the years to come on concert posters as well as in ZAP COMIX and other publications. Coincidentally enough Rick Griffin met Robert Crumb while ZAP COMIX #1 was still on the press about six months following the publication of Rick's FD-89 Zap style sunday comic strip concert poster and invited Rick onboard for the upcoming publication of ZAP #2 to be published four months later in August of 1968. 

 

Poster – Quicksilver Messenger Service Avalon Ballroom    

Sub Title – FD-89 (RP-2)

Grade – CGC 9.4 

Bands/Bill- Quicksilver Messenger Service Sons of Champlin and Taj Mahal

Venue- Avalon Ballroom

City – San Francisco California    

Date – 10/27-29/67    

Dimensions- 14 1/4” x 20”    

Printing- RP-2 Official Post Concert Second Printing

Artist – Rick Griffin and Stanley Mouse    

Series/ Promoter- Family Dog    

Paper Type –  Index    

Condition Details – Museum Quality with no nicks cuts tears or pinholes. 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.

 

*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. 

 

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