1967-AOR 2.215-OP-1-Golden Gate Park-Pow Wow-Gathering of the Tribes Concert Poster-CGC Graded 9.2

closed on Friday, June 16, 2017

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,772.00
Starting bid: $100.00

This is one of Rick Griffin’s earliest best and most historically important pieces. The artwork is featured in The Art of Rock plate # 2.215.

The Human Be-In kicked off the Summer of Love the 50th Anniversary of this event will be widely celebrated in the next couple of months! The Human Be-In was originally conceived as an opportunity for the San Francisco Bohemians and Berkeley radicals to join forces in celebration of their respective counter culture ideals. The Stage was taken by the major San Francisco bands of the day as well as Psychedelic advocates political radicals beat writers and spiritualists.  

Key figures included Tim Leary Ram Dass Allan Ginsburg and Jerry Rubin who spoke to the gathering of 30 000. The Be-in was a true illustration of the ideals of the Haight and probably the last true gathering before the innocence of the culture would be lost.

We are pleased to offer the second finest quality CGC graded example of this popular and historically important Rick Griffin to ever appear at public auction. The previous CGC graded examples of this poster was a heavily damaged copy graded 7.0 that sold for $1840 on 5/10/15 and a 9.4 example that brought $3462 on 4/6/17.

It will be interesting to watch what value this histori Trophy Piece  commands in today’s strong market!

Poster – Human Be-In

Sub-Title – A Gathering of the Tribes

Grade – CGC 9.2

Bands/Bill – All the SF Bands

Venue – Polo Grounds Golden Gate Park

City – San Francisco California

Date – 1/14/67

Dimensions – 14 1/4” x 22 1/2”

Printing – OP-1 Original Printing

Artist – Rick Griffin

A.O.R. –  2.215

Condition Details – Light handling near the top edge. Otherwise perfect!No nicks cuts tears or pinholes!

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

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