Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,020.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This very large and amazingly beautiful poster features the world-class artistry of legendary counterculture artist Gilbert Shelton! Just 500 posters were originally produced; very few examples have EVER appeared at auction, and this poster is STILL available at a super reasonable price point compared to every other major collectible!
Shelton was the art director of the Vulcan Gas Company along with Jim Franklin of Armadillo World Headquarters fame. Shelton went on to become one of the most well-known underground Comix artists of all time. He was one of the founders of “Rip Off Press” and was best known for his hilarious and popular “Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers” comix. The material that was created for the Vulcan Gas Company in Austin, Texas in the 1960s is some of the most desirable and valuable in the entire genre of Psychedelic Concert art.
Austin, Texas, has a rich musical tradition dating back to the 1930s. Often spoken of in the same breath with Nashville and New Orleans, Austin is considered an American sweet spot of musical collaboration and innovation. During the 1960s, a small group of students began promoting Psychedelic and Blues concerts in the Austin area. They were originally known as the Electric Grandmother. Later they became the Vulcan Gas Company and eventually opened a venue under the same name.
The Vulcan Gas Co. was responsible for a wonderful series of concert posters that are very scarce and beautiful. Very few of these posters exist in ANY condition today, and the few that have surfaced over the years have been mostly restored.
Condition Details: Creases, pinholes, ink loss
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: VG-19
--GRADE: Extra Fine 65
--PERFORMERS: Shiva’s Headband, Conqueroo, Rubaiyat, Sleepy John Estes
--VENUE: Vulcan Gas Company
--CITY: Austin, TX
--DATE: 4/12-20/1968
--SIZE: 21.5 x 26.75"
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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