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Alton Kelley | 1983 “The Official Book of the Dead Heads” Poster Signed to Lawrence “Ram Rod” Shurtliff

Sold for $350 at Julien's Auctions on Apr 22, 2026.

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An original promotional poster for the 1983 book Grateful Dead: The Official Book of the Dead Heads, signed by the poster's artist, Alton Kelley, to Lawrence “Ramrod” Shurtliff on the front in black marker. Grateful Dead: The Official Book of the Dead Heads is a comprehensive photo-journal and history documenting the band and its unique fan culture. Along with Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley's psychedelic posters for the Grateful Dead, Journey, Styx, and others came to define the look and feel of the 1960s. His relationship with the Dead developed organically, with Mouse and Kelley living across the street from the band's 710 Ashbury Street residence.

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