Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$5,400.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This original poster designed by artist Ray Simone (along with the other 4 Duke University posters in this auction) is part of a recently unearthed collection of rare, vintage DU Union Major Attractions promoted event posters we are very proud to now be offering to the collecting community. These posters belonged to the 1972 - 1974 Duke University Union Program Chairman and have been untouched in storage all these years until they surfaced for this auction!
While the Grateful Dead continued to push themselves musically during the 1970s, the same cannot be said for the Dead's poster art during the decade. The explosion of creative imagery from the '60s waned as band promotion shifted to more cost-effective methods like FM radio and newspaper advertising. Consequently, well-illustrated posters were rarely created. However, December of 1973 witnessed two exceptional exceptions to this trend, both advertising shows at North Carolina colleges – there is the Charlotte NC poster from 12/10 and the Duke University poster from 12/8 listed here.
The original Duke University Dead poster seldom comes up for sale. There was a reprint published by ARTROCK in the ’90s, that comes up for auction from time to time. But the first copies are hen's teeth. We sold a lower-graded Extra Fine 69 example last year that hammered for $7,800.
Condition: Creases, corner bumps.
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Grateful Dead Duke University Poster
--GRADE: EXCELLENT 75
--PERFORMERS: Grateful Dead
--VENUE: Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke University
--CITY: Durham NC
--DATE: 12/8/73
--SIZE: 14 x 21.75
--PRINTING: OP-1, Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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