1969-FD-690707-OP-1-Jefferson Airplane-Joan Baez-Wild West-Fillmore West/Great Highway Concert Poster-CGC Graded 8.0

closed on Friday, February 19, 2021

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$300.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This collaboration between master poster artists Wes Wilson and Victor Moscoso advertised an event that utilized two separate and competing venues The Family Dog at the Great Highway and The Fillmore West. 

 

ERIC KING notes the size of this poster as 14 1/64" x 20 7/32" - He also lists one of the venues as Family Dog at The Great Highway 660 Great Highway which must be the same location as the "Family Dog at The Beach" venue illustrated by Victor Moscoso at the bottom left edge.

 

A pair of events held at the Fillmore West (featuring JA appearing with the Fourth Way Phoenix and Ace of Cups) and the Family Dog on the Great Highway (w/ Joan Baez It's a beautiful Day and West) on July 7 1969 - Originally the event was going to be held at San Francisco's Kezar Stadium later in the summer with an even longer list of performers - Vibrant psychelectric illuminated artwork by Victor Moscoso & Wes Wilson - This poster was printed in much smaller quantities than the earlier Family Dog posters in only one printing and utilized the "split fountain" color printing method with colors shifting from yellow-orange at the top to magenta at the bottom with background colors moving from dark blue at the top to green at the bottom text area - Small cartoon figures lurk the amidst the Victor Moscoso comix style lettering along the bottom edge of the poster. 


Poster – West Fillmore West /Family Dog at the Beach
Catalog #FD 690707
Grade – CGC 8.0
Bands/Bill – It’s A Beautiful Day Joan Baez Ace of Cups Phoenix Fourth Way Jefferson Airplane
Venue – Fillmore West/Family Dog at The Beach
City – San Francisco CA
Date – 7/7/69
Dimensions – 14” x 20 3/16”
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Wes Wilson Victor Moscoso
Series/Promoter – Family Dog/Bill Graham
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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