The Rubiayat of Omar Khayyam is the English title Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883) gave to Sufi-Persian poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyam's (1048-1131) collection of a thousand poems. The 1960s cultural explosion comprised a passion for music, art, poetry and mysticism. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Omar Khayyam (1048-1131)Įnglish translation, Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883) ![]() Grateful Dead, Oxford Circle, Avalon Ballroom, September 16-17, 1966 Illustration for Job Cigarette Papers, Alphonse Mucha, 1896 ![]() Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company Sullivan (1869-1933), whose skeleton they appropriated for the Grateful Dead. They were also influenced by nineteenth century British book illustrator, Edmund Joseph Mouse and Kelly were influenced by Alphonse Mucha and the Art Noveau Movement. To create advertising for weekly rock and roll events. Using historical references, colorful color combinations and unusual typography With Stanley Mouse's and they developed what would become the "San Francisco Style" There he met Alton Kelley and founded The Family Dog designing posters for the psychedelic community.Īlton Kelley, a native of Maine, met Stanley Mouse in Haight Ashbury in late 1965ĭuring the optimistic explosion of youth culture. Like many of his generation he was influenced by the hot rod movement and in 1965 he moved to San Francisco with a group of art school friends. He went to Makenzie and Cooley High Schools and finished at the Society of Arts and Crafts, now the College for Creative Studies. In the ninth grade he was nicknamed Mouse. Stanley Miller grew up in Detroit doing art at an early age. Stanley George Miller, (born 1940) aka, Stanley Mouse The event as an optimistic gathering for music, fun, dancing and soon-not-to-be-illegal activity. Graphic artists Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse adapted the iconic image of cigar smokingĬhe to their poster, making an artistic, humorous and political statement that identified Not everyone took LSDīut a good number of the population smoked marijuana and recognized the packaging. In the sixties the most popular brand of rolling paper was Zig-Zag. ![]() If you wore white in the room, you glowed like the posters!īig Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service ![]() The luminescent dayglow colors were fantastic,Ī perfect display of the vibrancy of the times in which they were created. Best of all, an over-the-top black light gallery had four walls, covered floor-to-ceiling, with 50 posters that glowed in the dark. Nearby a mint-condition '60s banana-yellow convertible Volkswagen Beetle was displayed and appropriate music played throughout. In open gallery space, vintage concert footage was projected on a screen behind a stage with scaffold-hung lighting, amps, speakers and seating that simulated a live concert experience. Exhibition tags were designed as simple, white concert tickets, a nod to the 60s psychedelic concert poster theme - a brilliant touch that made concert information and authorship easy to read and readily available. There were 150 original posters in all, each consistently and elegantly framed, so the poster illustrations, though varied and ostentatious, looked unified and appealing, making a cohesive display that was fun, colorful and easy to view. Once inside, there were a number of galleries painted in deep jewel tones providing a perfect backdrop for the artwork. Her husband, Bill Graham (above), covered one entire wall. mural from Bonnie MacLean's poster showing Here's a collection of images and ideas assembledįrom the internet inspired by the show.Īs you entered the exhibit, a 12 x 12ft. This summer there was a FABulous exhibit of Psychedelic Posters of the Rock EraĪt the Toldeo Museum of Art.
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