[MUSIC] -- [POSTERS]. VAN HAMERSVELD, John, artist. A group of 2 posters promoting Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane in 1968. [With:] Ephemera from legendary poster dealer Ben Freidman.
Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Aug 19, 2022
Lots Close
Aug 30, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $2,375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[MUSIC] -- [POSTERS]. VAN HAMERSVELD, John, artist. A group of 2 posters promoting Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane in 1968. [With:] Ephemera from legendary poster dealer Ben Freidman.
Pinnacle Concert Sat. Feb. 10 / Jimi Hendrix & the Soft Machine with the Electric Flag and Blue Cheer / Shrine Auditorium. New York, NY: Pinnacle, distributed by Personality Posters, 1968. 19 1/2 x 27 3/4 in. poster (pinholes in each corner, some edge and corner wear, soiling and tape residue to verso). Artist's facsimile signature lower right. Believed to be a later printing. -- Jefferson Airplane, Charlie Musselwhite, The Ceyleib People, Clear Light. New York, NY: Pinnacle, distributed by Personality Posters, 1968. 19 3/8 x 27 1/4 in. poster (light edge and corner wear). Artist's facsimile signature lower right. Believed to be a later printing.
[With:] Postermat: Ben Friedman. San Francisco, CA. 21 x 25 in. (loss to top and bottom edges, including loss to text) printed annotated list of available posters. -- 22 1/1 x 18 in. shipping cardboard inscribed, "Hi Matt from San Francisco Love & Peace Blandina," and "Good Luck - Ted with Love Ben Friedman." Blandina Farley worked for Ben Friedman and remains a fixture in San Francisco, representing Blandina Farley's Fabulous Tours.
Property from the Collection of Ted L. Simmons, St. Louis, Missouri
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