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Grateful Dead. "Aoxomoxoa," concert poster
Estimate:
$8,000 - $12,000
Sold
$4,250
Live Auction
September 30th, 2023 Gallery Auction I Historic John Lennon Piano, Fine Art, Furniture, Rugs, Decorative Arts, & Musical Instruments
ARTIST
Grateful Dead
Category
Description
Rick Griffin, color concert poster, Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, 1/24/1969, (OP-1) Original Poster, performers: Grateful Dead, Sons of Champlin and Initial Shock, promoter Soundproof Presents, sight size: 25 3/4 x 21 1/2 in., framed size: 33 x 28 3/4 inches.
Glen Trosch says, "Rick Griffin's Masterpiece the Palindrome “Aoxomoxoa” is one of the most beautiful and requested Grateful Dead posters of all time. This CGC high quality example of the large, difficult-to-find FIRST PRINTING poster is 100% Original with NO RESTORATION!
The image was created for a 1969 Avalon Ballroom performance by the Dead and was soon thereafter appropriated by the band as cover art for their third LP. It's only fitting that one of Griffin's finest works was for one of the most beloved groups of all time, The Grateful Dead.
Glen Trosch says, "Rick Griffin's Masterpiece the Palindrome “Aoxomoxoa” is one of the most beautiful and requested Grateful Dead posters of all time. This CGC high quality example of the large, difficult-to-find FIRST PRINTING poster is 100% Original with NO RESTORATION!
The image was created for a 1969 Avalon Ballroom performance by the Dead and was soon thereafter appropriated by the band as cover art for their third LP. It's only fitting that one of Griffin's finest works was for one of the most beloved groups of all time, The Grateful Dead.
Condition
Framed NM+
Provenance
Courtesy of Psychedelic Art Exchange, Baltimore, MD, Don DeVito and Glen Trosch.
