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Art as
well as music was another medium that was transformed by the
psychedelic scene and none more so than the posters and handbills
created to promote dances and concerts.
Until the mid 60's these were often conventional and functional,
but with the obvious influence of the spread of LSD
and a radically different lifestyle this gave birth to an explosion
of colourful and mind-blowing artwork that was to change the
face of rock posters forever.
This kicked off on the West Coast of the USA as a result of
one man, George Hunter of The Charlatans, the rock band who
arguably started the entire SF scene. George Hunter was an influential
and inspirational character who dressed with a style that was
half Wild West and half Edwardian Gentleman. George (and Mike
Ferguson, also from The Charlatans) was also responsible for
the first psychedelic rock poster, a piece of artwork that now
holds legendary status and became known as 'The Seed' (a title
given to it in 'Art Eureka', an early book on rock posters).
The event was The Charlatans first gig, the venue was
Virginia's Red Dog Saloon and the date was 21st June 1965.
The rest, as they say is history.....................
Please read on, as the next set of pages are dedicated to the
many hundreds of rock posters and other High Art that emerged
from this period in history.
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Many of
these artists produced posters and handbills for legendary clubs
and dance halls such as The Family Dog,
The Fillmore, The Avalon, The Matrix Club, The Firehouse, Saville
Theatre, UFO, The Roundhouse, The Vulcan Gas Company, The Straight
Theatre, Fillmore East, Armadillo World Headquarters, Winterland,
Grande Ballroom, Longshoremens Hall, Carousel Ballroom, Retinal
Circus and the California Hall.
Others are listed here for their contribution to what has become
known as High Art.
A special
mention is due here to San Franciscos Professor
Poster, Art Historian, Long Distance Friend, Official
Archivist and long standing member of The Family Dog.
A leading authority on rock posters and handbills, The Professor
is technical advisor for the pOoTer's Psychedelic sHaCk art
section. |
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Please
note that where possible full permission has been given for
the use of the artwork and images in this section. We would
like in time to contact all the artists represented here to
obtain permission for use of their artwork and have made a start
on this. As you can imagine this is a HUGE task, but there
is no intention to rip anyone off.
Please
read THIS |
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| pOoTers
thank-you list currently includes: |
- Bob
Masse
- Tom
Weller
- Jim
Phillips
- Lee
Conklin
- Randy
Tuten
- Michael
Bowen
- Gary
Grimshaw
- Neptoon
Records (for Steve Seymour/Retinal Circus series)
- Franz
Landl
- Gunther
Berkus
- Bobby
Faust
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there are any omissions from these pages it probably means that
pOoTer is in the
process of getting permission for using artwork. If you are
one the artists listed above and do not mind pOoTers psychedelic
sHaCk using some scans of your work, please contact pOoTer. |
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Some
of pOoTer's favourite posters
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