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Newhall (Tony) Collection of Rock Concert Posters
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Description
The Anthony (Tony) Newhall collection of rock concert posters consists of 62 offset lithographed concert posters produced from 1966 to 1967 for the Bill Graham concert series at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Images on the prints by graphic artists Wes Wilson, Peter Bailey, Bonnie MacLean, and John H. Myers exemplify graphic design during the early years of the psychedelic era. Many of the graphic artists also incorporated photographs taken by Edmund Shea, Gered Mankowitz, and Herb Greene of the musical performers in their prints. The concert posters include visual motifs of Art Nouveau-inspired curvilinear forms, illegible and fluid block lettering styles, and usage of vibrant optics and colors.
Background
Anthony (Tony) Newhall was born in Palo Alto, California in 1941. He grew up in Berkeley, California, but went to boarding school at Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts when he was 14. From there, Newhall attended Stanford University, then served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1964 to 1966, before returning to Stanford to pursue a graduate degree in Business Administration.
Extent
7.67 Linear Feet (4 oversize folders)
Restrictions
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