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Rick Griffin 1967 Human Be-In Pow-Wow Poster

Sold for $300 at PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers on Mar 21, 2024.

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Heading: Author: Griffin, Rick Title: Pow-Wow, A Gathering of The Tribes for a Human Be-in Place Published: Berkeley, California Publisher:Berkeley Bonaparte Date Published: 1967 Description: Offset printed on buff stock, printed in red and blue. 51x36 cm (20x14¼"). Second Printing.Scarce poster for the Human Be-In held at the Polo Grounds, Golden Gate Park, Saturday, January 14, 1967, from 1 to 5 pm and free to all. The first rock poster designed by Griffin, who later went on to design many of the most well-known posters of the era.The gathering featured Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, Richard Alpert, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Dick Gregory, Gary Snyder, Michael McClure, and others, including "All San Francisco Rock Bands." One of the iconic event posters of the 1960s, spreading the word about what was probably the last authentic gathering before the innocence of the culture would be diluted and commercialized.

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