The posters she made for concerts at the Fillmore in San Francisco helped define the 1960s.
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Wes Wilson Wes Wilson was born July 15, 1937. He is an American artist and one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters. Best-known for designing posters for Bill Graham of The Fillmore in San Francisco, he invented a style that is now synonymous with the peace movement, psychedelic era and the 1960s. In particular, he is known for inventing and popularizing a "psychedelic" font around 1966 that made the letters look like they were moving or melting. [2] It was very common by the…
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His work announced concerts by the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and more — to those who could read them.
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Psychedelic Poster Art Victor Moscoso Victor Moscoso is an academically trained artist who emerged as one of the most respected psychedelic poster artists. His posters turn traditional colour theor…
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Wes Wilson is generally acknowledged as the father of the 60s rock concert poster. In 1968, he received an award from the National Endowment for the Arts for “his contributions to American Art.” He pioneered what is now known as the psychedelic poster. Wilson grew up more interested in nature and the outdoors than in art. He studied forestry and horticulture at a junior college in Auburn, California, then attended San Francisco State, where his major was philosophy. After college, Wilson…
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Psychedelic design is perennial, but do you know its history? We look back at the pioneering artists of the 1960s and consider their influences
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Image of actual vintage Grateful Dead And James Cotton Blues Band Original Concert Poster music poster
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This poster, known as “Sin Dance,” was only printed one time, probably because the shows were canceled. The central image of the woman is taken from a late 19th or early 20th century painting named “Die Suende,” or “Sin,” by an artist named Franz Von Stuck. This image was used several more times in the Family Dog series, notably on numbers FD-17 and FD-17A. As with many of the early Family Dog posters, this number is occasionally available in top condition for the patient collector. Since no…
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