Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$390.00
Starting bid: $1.00
We're pleased to offer this Texas rarity for the FIRST TIME in our auction! Here we have an amazing collaboration between two of the most noted Austin artists Jim Franklin & Micael Priest! Our records show only one other example of this issue ever appearing in a public auction and it realized $2 200 in December of last year. This example just emerged from a recently unearthed and long held collection of Texas material owned by a long time resident and participant of the Austin music scene!
The Armadillo World Headquarters opened in Austin just after the closing of the Vulcan Gas Company. It went on to become the premiere venue in that musically rich city from 1970-1980. This legendary club offered an incredibly eclectic range of performers in its 10 year tenure. The posters from these shows represent one of the greatest collections of poster art available anywhere.
Demand for Armadillo posters is currently at an all time high and we see this as just the early days in a long trend. This can be attributed to several reasons including scarcity historical significance as ground zero in the Texas psychedelic scene and the recently published book on the venue "Armadillio World Headquarters - A Memoir" by Eddie Wilson with Jesse Sublett and forward by Dave Marsh. Read our blog dated 2/12/18 to learn more. This amazing looking original Armadillo poster is 100% Original with no restoration!
Poster –Armadillo Spring Schedule
Grade – PAE Excellent 79
Bands/Bill – Zappa Kinky Friedman Willie Nelson Commander Cody Many more.
Venue – Armadillo World Headquarters
City – Austin TX
Date – 3/10-5/4/1973
Dimensions – 18 29/32 X 28 23/64”
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Series/Promoter – Armadillo WHQ
Artist – Jim Franklin Micael Priest
Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. Creases from being factory folded into quarters tiny nick bottom edge of the vertical fold. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.
*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****
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