1968 John Thompson Cyclops Scene Two Print Mint Headshop Poster with Print Mint Promo Card Excellent 75

This lot contains 2 items:

1. John Thompson Cyclops Scene Two Print Mint Headshop Poster.

2. Print Mint Promo Card / Business Card: Square, printed on thin stock, with "O Say Won't You See?" slogan around heart shape design on front side.

This is the first appearance in our auction of this Ultra-Scarce John Thompson, Cyclops "Scene Two" Headshop Poster, produced by the Print Mint in 1968. John Thompson is internationally recognized for his incredible illustrations for Robert Anton Wilson's "COSMIC TRIGGER" book. Between 1967 and 1973, Thompson was an artist/writer with the Underground Press Syndicate, a network of countercultural magazines and newspapers. He also specialized in poster art. Like many artists at the time, he was thrilled by Robert Crumb's comics and personally made sure some of them were reprinted in The Berkeley Barb. When he learned that Crumb had recently moved to San Francisco, Thompson got the idea of creating his own underground magazine (which eventually became Yellow Dog) and asked him to provide some artwork. Crumb was familiar with Thompson's poster work and they met a couple of times. He later told Thompson that the cyclops-eyed rock guitarist (James Gurley) he drew on the cover of Janis Joplin's album 'Cheap Thrills' (1968) was inspired by similar Cyclopses in Thompson's artwork. Thompson himself also designed promotional artwork for rock bands, such as a poster for a 24-25-26 May 1968 run of shows at the Avalon (FD-120). Many of his psychedelic posters were distributed by The Print Mint or Astro Posters. 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: John Thompson Cyclops Scene Two 
--GRADE: Excellent 75
--DATE: 1968
--SIZE: 19 x 14.5
--PRINTING: Headshop Poster

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