1966 BG-26 Jefferson Airplane Grateful Dead Fillmore Auditorium Poster CGC 8.5

closed on Sunday, August 20, 2023

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,560.00
Starting bid: $1.00

A RARE Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster! This Jefferson Airplane & Grateful Dead issue is a favorite among collectors and can be extremely difficult to find. There were 3 versions of the original pre-concert printings of the BG-26 poster, this example here being the Version OP-2. The only real difference between the 3 original versions in the paper thickness. 



The BG-26 is also another creative leap forward for the work of the late great Wes Wilson. This image represents the first time that the artist would incorporate a nude figure into his Fillmore poster art. This would be a reoccurring theme in Wilson's work for the remainder of the time he was enlisted by Bill Graham.

 

Condition: pinholes each corner.

 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: BG-26 Poster
--GRADE: 8.5
--PERFORMERS: Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, P.H. Phactor Jug Band, Andrew Staples, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe & the Fish
--VENUE: Fillmore Auditorium
--CITY: San Francisco
--DATE: 9/2-5/66
--SIZE: 13.4 x 20.8
--PRINTING: OP-2; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster, Version 2

 

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