Posted 5 years ago
Belltown
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This is a 23 x 29 offset art print made at Tea Lautrec Litho, probably in 1973. The artwork is by David Singer and the printing is by Joe Buchwald, who was one of the master printers at Tea Lautrec Litho (he was also the father of Jefferson Airplane singer/songwriter Marty Balin).
In 1973, over the course of several weekends, Buchwald and Singer made a number of art prints featuring collages Singer had made for Bill Graham posters. The first collage used in this print is the lighthouse collage on BG 243, a poster advertising Steve Miller, Bo Diddley, and Crow at the Fillmore West, July 16-19, 1970. The second collage is the one used for BG 287, which is the poster made to commemorate the Fillmore West's final week of shows, June 30 - July 4, 1971. Bands included Boz Scaggs, the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Santana, and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
I've seen two copies of this combination, but there may be a handful more out there. The ink is really thick on this one.
