1965–Hand Colored & Signed Merry Pranksters 'Can You Pass The Acid Test?' Reprint Concert Poster-Not Graded

closed on Friday, April 20, 2018

Final Auction Price
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$1,381.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This breathtaking lot combines 1960's psychedelic history mindbending hand crafted art and many signatures of the Merry Pranksters! The Merry Pranksters started with a reprint of the legendary Can You Pass The Acid Test? concert poster. Each prankster then hand embellished their own separate section of the poster using sparkle colored glues and inks and other materials.  Each of the Pranksters involved in this project then SIGNED the poster including the late great Ken Kesey Ken Babbs John Babbs Gretchen Fetchin Linda Anonymous Zane Kesey and one other hard to decipher Prankster.

This HISTORIC and HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE item is truly spectacular to view in person. It is one one of kind as it was hand crafted. DO NOT BID on this item without viewing our super high res photo that displays the staggering beauty and coolness offered here. The few similiar pieces that have surfaced through the years have always enjoyed feverish bidding with prizes realized in the neighborhood of $2000-4000.

Poster – Can You Pass The Acid Test Hand Colored

Grade – PAE Not Graded

Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead The Merry Pranksters   The Fugs Neal Cassady Allen Ginsberg

Venue –Muir Beach

City – California

Date – 1965

Dimensions 17 7/8” x 22 7/8”

Printing – RP-2- Post Concert Second Printing

Artist – The Merry Pranksters

Series/Promoter- The Merry Pranksters

AOR #2.4

Condition Details- Super clean with no nicks cuts tears or pinholes Waveyness in the paper is evident due to the hand application of a great deal of artistic material hand crafted by The Pranksters themselves! .  Not Graded.

*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****