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This scene is placed within a lunar setting.  The event details are printed in yellow stylised letters, above and below this image, on the black background.  The text reads, 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, Bo Diddley, Lightning Hopkins, New York Rock Ensemble.  Also Beefy Red - Lights by Front Lights.  22-23 October 24-25.  Fillmore West.  October 21 Two Special Wednesday Shows October 28, An Evening with Pink Floyd Price $3.00 An Evening with Small Faces with Rod Stewart'.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Singer, David","id":"A13834"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Graham, Bill","id":"A17864"},"association":{"text":"issued by","id":"x36339"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Tea Lautrec Litho","id":"A13827"},"association":{"text":"printers","id":"x31107"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Colour offset lithograph","categories":[{"text":"Prints","id":"THES48903"},{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Advertising","id":"THES49001"},{"text":"Posters","id":"THES252963"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLC (VA)","id":"THES49171"},"free":"","case":"3G","shelf":"DR17","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"poster","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"United States","id":"x29333"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1970","earliest":"1970-01-01","latest":"1970-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"53.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"35.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO / BO DIDDLEY / LIGHTNING HOPKINS / NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE / ALSO BEEFY RED - LIGHTS BY FRONT LIGHTS / 22-23 OCTOBER 24-25 / FILLMORE WEST / SINGER / OCTOBER 21 TWO SPECIAL WEDNESDAY SHOWS OCTOBER 28 / AN EVENING WITH PINK FLOYD PRICE $3.00 AN EVENING WITH SMALL FACES / WITH ROD STEWART'.","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Event and venue details, printed above and below the image in yellow, stylised letters"},{"content":"'© BILL GRAHAM 1970 # 253   <b> TICKETS</b> TEA LAUTREC LITHO - SAN FRANCISCO / ALL MACY'S TICKET OUTLETS  SAN FRANCISCO - FOX PLAZA BOX OFFICE NINTH & MARKET - CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE 261 COLUMBUS AVE / THE TOWN SQUIRE 1318 POLK - OUTSIDE IN 2544 MISSION      BERKELEY - DISCOUNT RECORDS -  SHAKESPEARE & CO     SAUSALITO - THE / TIDES     REDWOOD CITY - REDWOOD HOUSE OF MUSIC     SAN MATEO - TOWN & COUNTRY RECORDS     SAN JOSE - DISCOUNT  RECORDS / MENLO PARK - DISCOUNT RECORDS     SAN RAFAEL - RECORD KING'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Ticket vendors, printed in yellow stylised letters."}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"\"Bill Graham Presents Bo Diddley\" psychedelic poster #253 by David Singer, USA, 1970","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"landscapes","id":"AAT15636"},{"text":"busts","id":"AAT47457"},{"text":"men","id":"AAT25928"},{"text":"shells","id":"x30562"},{"text":"faces","id":"x36025"},{"text":"eyes","id":"x37617"},{"text":"sand","id":"AAT14341"}],"contentConcepts":[{"text":"psychedelic art","id":"x36568"},{"text":"music","id":"x35606"}],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["E.483-2004"],"accessionNumberNum":"483","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":2004,"otherNumbers":[{"type":{"text":"Leslie Schreyer Loan Number","id":"THES50220"},"number":"LS.887"},{"type":{"text":"Poster number","id":"THES50776"},"number":"# 253"}],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-16","recordCreationDate":"2006-08-14","availableToBook":false}}