Thursday 25 April 2013

Psychedelic Graphics of the 1960s – part 2

Leading artists of the 1960s Psychedelic Art movement were San Francisco poster artists such as Wes Wilson, Mouse and Kelly (Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelly), Victor Moscoso, and Rick Griffin. 

This is part 2 of a 2-part post on psychedelic graphics of the 1960s. For background notes and for earlier works, see part 1 also.

February 24-26 1967 Artist Wes Wilson
Grateful Dead, Otis Rush Chicago Blues Band, The Canned Heat Blues Band at Fillmore Auditorium, SF 
© 1967 Bill Graham © Wes Wilson

March 10-11 1967 Artist David Carlin
Poor Souls at Grande Ballroom, SF 
© David Carlin

March 10-11 1967 Artist Victor Moscoso
Postcard for Quick Silver at Avalon Ballroom 
© Victor Moscoso

March 30 1967 Artist David Carlin
Scott Richard Case at Grande Ballroom, SF 
© David Carlin

April 1-2 1967 Artist Wes Wilson
The Byrds, Moby Grape, Andrew Staples at Fillmore Auditorium, SF 
© 1967 Bill Graham © Wes Wilson

April 2-21 1967 Artist Wes Wilson? 
The Mothers of Invention at Café Au Go Go - Garrick Theatre, NY 
© Liberty Graphics Ltd

April 7-9 1967 Artist Wes Wilson
Chambers Brothers, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sandy Bull at Fillmore Auditorium, SF 
© 1967 Bill Graham © Wes Wilson

April 14-16 1967 Artist Peter Bailey
Howlin' Wolf, Country Joe and the Fish, Loading Zone at Fillmore Auditorium, SF 
© 1967 Bill Graham © Peter Bailey

April 21-22 1967 Artist Rick Griffin
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Johnny Hammond and His Screaming Nighthawks, Charles Lloyd at Avalon Ballroom, SF
© Rick Griffin

April 28-29 1967 Artist Victor Moscoso
Iron Butterfly at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Victor Moscoso

May 5-7 1967 Artist Rick Griffin
Postcard for Big Brother & the Holding Company, Sir Douglas Quintet, The Orkustra at Avalon Ballroom 
© Rick Griffin

May 12-13 1967 Artist Victor Moscoso
The Doors at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Victor Moscoso

May 27 1967 Artist Bob Masse
Jefferson Airplane at Richmond Arena, Richmond, Canada 
© Bob Masse

June 8-11 1967 Artist Rick Griffin
Big Brother & the Holding Company, Canned Heat, Congress of Wonders at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Rick Griffin

June 20-25 1967 Artist Clifford Charles Seeley
Jefferson Airplane, Gabor Szabo, Jimi Hendrix at Fillmore Auditorium, SF 
© 1967 Bill Graham © Clifford Charles Seeley

June 22-25 1967 Artist Rick Griffin
Charlatans, The 13th Floor Elevators at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Rick Griffin

June 22-25 1967 Artist Victor Moscoso
Siegal Schwall Band, Miller Blues Band at Avalon Ballroom 
© Victor Moscoso

July 14-15 1967 Artist Bob Masse
Grateful Dead at Dantes Inferno 
© Bob Masse

August 1-6 1967 Muddy Waters, Buffalo Springfield, Richie Havens, Dan Bruhn’s Fillmore Lights 
© 1967 Bill Graham

August 24-27 1967 Artist Robert Fried
Big Brother & the Holding Company, Bo Diddly and Bukka White, The Salvation Army Band at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Robert Fried

November 3-5 1967 Artist Gary Grimshaw
The Paupers, MC5 at Grande Ballroom 
© Gary Grimshaw

November 3-5 1967 Artist Robert Fried
Canned Heat, Lothar and the Hand People, Allmen Joy, Super Ball at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Robert Fried

November 10 1967 Artist Carl Lundgren
James Cotton, MC5 at Grande Ballroom, Detroit 
© Carl Lundgren

November 17-19 1967 Artist William Henry
Postcard for Bo Diddley at Avalon Ballroom 
© William Henry

December 8-9 1967 Artist Robert Fried
Canned Heat in Denver, Colorado 
© Robert Fried

December 26-30 1967 Artist Carl Lundgren
John Lee Hooker at Grande Ballroom, SF 
© Carl Lundgren

September 1-3 1967 Artists Kelly and Mouse
Miller Blues Band, Mother Earth, Bukka White at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Kelly and Mouse

September 15-17 1967 Artist Victor Moscoso
Young Bloods, The Other Half, Mad River at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Victor Moscoso

October 6-8 1967 Artist Victor Moscoso
Blue Cheer, Lee Michaels, Clifton Chenier at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Victor Moscoso

October 13 1967 Artist Gary Grimshaw
Cream in Detroit 
© Gary Grimshaw

October 15 and 22 1967 Artists Hapsash
The Who at Saville Theatre, London 
© Hapsash

October 27-28 1967 Artist Gary Grimshaw
MC5 at Grande Ballroom, SF 
© Gary Grimshaw

January 5-7 1968 Artist Charles Laurens Heald
The Youngbloods, Ace of Cups, John Bauer's Rocking Cloud at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Charles Laurens Heald

January 26-28 1968 Artists Kelly and Mouse
Postcard for Country Joe and the Fish, Charlatans, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks at Avalon Ballroom 
© Kelly and Mouse

February 10 1968 Artist John Van Hammersveld
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Soft Machine, Electric Flag, Blue Cheer at Shrine Auditorium, LA 
© John Van Hammersveld

February 16-18 1968 Artist Bob Schnepf
Quicksilver, Ace of Cups, Flamin Groovies at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Bob Schnepf

March 8-10 1968 Artist Stanley Mouse
Postcard for Love, Congress of Wonders, Sons of Champlin at Avalon Ballroom 
© Stanley Mouse

March 15 1968 Artist Alton Kelly
The Grateful Dead at Carousel Ballroom, SF 
© Alton Kelly

March 29-31 1968 Artist Bob Schnepf
Jerry Steig and the Satyrs, Sons of Champlin, Alex Anders Timeless Bloozband at Avalon Ballroom, SF 
© Bob Schnepf

April 11, 12-13 1968 Artist Patrick Lofthouse
Big Brother and the Holding Company, Iron Butterfly, Booker T and the MGs at Fillmore Auditorium and Winterland, SF 
© 1968 Bill Graham © Patrick Lofthouse

April 18, 19-20 1968 Artist Patrck Lofthouse
Love, Staple Singers, Roland Kirk at Fillmore Auditorium and Winterland, SF 
© 1968 Bill Graham © Patrick Lofthouse

May 10 1968 Artist Fantasy Unlimited
Postcard for Jimi Hendrix Experience at Fillmore East, NY 
© Fantasy Unlimited

May 17-19 1968 Artist William Henry
Postcard for Junior Wells, Sons of Champlin, Santana Blues Band at Avalon Ballroom 
© William Henry

May 24-26 1968 Artist John Thompson
Postcard for Youngbloods, Kaleidoscope, Hour Glass at Avalon Ballroom 
© John Thompson

July 26-28 1968 Artist Lee Conklin
Herd, James Cotton Blues Band, Charles Lloyd Quartet at Fillmore-Carousel, SF 
© Bill Graham © Lee Conklin

October 3-5 1968 Artist Lee Conklin
Canned Heat, Gordon Lightfoot, Cold Blood at Fillmore West, SF 
© 1968 Bill Graham © Lee Conklin
The following posters of The Beatles were created by American fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon (1923 - 2004). The applied graphics were done by British designer Richard Weigand, who I hung out with in New York in 1969. After a long career in publishing in New York, Richard Weigand is now (2013) Art Director of The New York Times.

1967 © Estate of Richard Avedon © Richard Weigand

1967 © Estate of Richard Avedon © Richard Weigand

1967 © Estate of Richard Avedon © Richard Weigand

1967 © Estate of Richard Avedon © Richard Weigand

1967 © Estate of Richard Avedon © Richard Weigand

1968 Poster for 'Hair' the musical
Photograph by Ruspoli-Rodriguez
© Ruspoli-Rodriguez

1969 June 27 1969 Artist Lee Conklin
Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna at The Barn 
© Lee Conklin
 

4 comments:

  1. Hi Poul

    I'm in the process of putting together a standalone edition of Shinidg! magazine covering the late 1960s London underground/counterculture scene and would like somebody in the know to write a piece about the related art scene(s) and the effect of psychedelia on the art of the time. Is this something you'd be interested in considering doing for us?
    If so, please feel free to drop me a line at andy@shindig-magazine.com and we can have a natter.

    Many thanks in advance,

    Andy

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  2. Dear Paul,
    i wonder if you could help me with the name of an artist who made this graphic,
    i think it's from the 60-70
    it's a picture of a woman, sitting on a woolen rug, smoking a joint
    in fluoresce colours, blue and orange colored


    regards, Radha


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  3. I could send you a picture


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  4. Hi Radi, it doesn't ring a bell. I'm not putting my email address on here but if you want to put a link I'll have a look.

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