Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$270.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This second printing poster offers the same popular and iconic art for far less than a First Print currently commands! The BG-3 issue was just the third in the Bill Graham Fillmore series and a leap forward in design for the late great artist Wes Wilson. The shows featured Jefferson Airplane as well as the Paul Butterfield Blues Band who were quickly becoming a high profile national act after several members backed Bob Dylan at his famous Newport Folk Festival Electric debut.
Eric King states in his guide: "The image is entirely lettering. The lettering is mostly a distorted oval. This is the first poster where Wes Wilson experimented with block lettering on forms which appeared like balloons. This allowed him to distort and draw attention to the lettering which was a departure from previous poster design which insisted that nothing distract from the message of the poster."
Poster – Paul Butterfield Blues Band Fillmore Auditorium
Catalog #BG-3
Grade – CGC 9.8
Bands/Bill – Paul Butterfield Blues Band Jefferson Airplane
Venue- Fillmore Auditorium Harmon Gymnasium UC Berkeley
City – San Francisco California
Date – 4/15-17/66
Dimensions – 13 25/32” x 20”
Printing – RP-2 Post-Concert Second Printing
Artist – Wes Wilson
Series/Promoter – Bill Graham
Condition Details – Superb Museum Quality with no nicks cuts tears or pinholes! 100% Original with no restoration.
*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****
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