Concert Tour Poster Blank, "The Rolling Stones in Concert," 1969
THF267787 / Concert Tour Poster Blank, "The Rolling Stones in Concert," 1969
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Artifact Overview
As part of the counterculture of the 1960s, graphic artists looked to the 1890s for an alternative to mainstream design. Concert posters influenced by the Art Nouveau style became ubiquitous. For this Rolling Stones poster, artist David Byrd took the visual structure, central female figure, and color gradation used by Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha and updated them for the 1960s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1969
Subject Date
1969
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Poster designed by David Edward Byrd, copyright by Stone Promotions Limited, printed by Tea Lautrec Litho of San Francisco, California.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.191.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Fome-Cor (TM)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 21.5 in
Width: 14 in
Inscriptions
printed from top down:
THE ROLLING STONES / in concert
center under the feet:
BYRD
bottom border:
(copyright) 1969 STONE PROMOTIONS LIMITED / TEA LAUTREC LITHO S.F. CA
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