Collection Artwork
Artist
Wes Wilson (Sacramento, California, 1937 – 2020, Leann, Missouri)
Title
poster for Howlin’ Wolf, Big Brother and The Holding Company, and The Harbinger Complex, The Fillmore, San Francisco, April 21–23, 1967 (BG-60)
Creation date
1967
Materials
screen print
Publisher
Bill Graham (Berlin, Germany, 1931 – 1991)
Printer
Creative Lithograph Co. (Oakland, California, 1946 – 1993)
Performing artist
Howlin' Wolf (West Point, Mississippi, 1910 – 1976, Hines, Illinois)
Performing artist
Big Brother and the Holding Company (San Francisco, California, 1965 – 1972 / 1987 - c. 2010s)
Performing artist
The Harbinger Complex (Fremont, California, 1963 – 1967)
Dimensions
frame size: 25 3/8 x 15 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.
paper size: 24 x 14 in.
paper size: 24 x 14 in.
Credit Line
Tang purchase
Place of Creation
published in San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Accession Number
2019.28.1
Object Type
Ongoing Research
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