1968 Young & Wild The Planet The Pittsburgh Paranoia Fest Skibo Ballroom Carnegie Mellon University Poster Fine 53

closed on Thursday, September 7, 2023

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$270.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This ultra rare, original printing poster was produced for the 1968 Pittsburgh Paranoia Festival held at Skibo Ballroom, Carnegie Mellon University on March 24th. Featured acts included Young & Wild, The Planet, plus films and light shows at the event. The artist for this poster is credited as Howard Coken and the design exhibits the Pittsburgh Industrialist and Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie surrounded by psych poster lettering of the era. We have never auctioned this rare, uncommon poster until now!

 

Condition: Creases, toning, paper loss bottom right corner, tape and tape residue, tape pulls, tears.

 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Pittsburgh Paranoia Fest Poster
--GRADE: Fine 53
--PERFORMERS: Young & Wild, The Planet, Light show and films
--VENUE: Skibo Ballroom Carnegie Mellon University
--CITY: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
--DATE: 03/24/1968
--DIMENSIONS: 11 x 15
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster

 

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