1988 Robert Rauschenberg Grateful Dead Rainforest Benefit Madison Square Garden Poster Excellent 79

closed on Thursday, October 2, 2025

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$157.20
Starting bid: $10.00

This original first printing poster was designed by the American Pop art painter Robert Rauschenberg for a 1988 Benefit concert for the Rainforest Action Network. The benefit featured a performance by the Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden. 

 

Condition: Corner creases, tiny tear bottom right corner, handling

 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Grateful Dead Rainforest Benefit Madison Square Garden
--GRADE: Excellent 79
--PERFORMERS: Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Suzanne Vega
--VENUE: Madison Square Garden
--CITY: New York
--DATE: 9/24/1988
--SIZE: 18 x 28
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster

 

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