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Lights by Little Princess 109, Fillmore West 14-15 May 16-17'.","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 / SPIRIT / POCO / GYPSY / LIGHTS BY LITTLE PRINCESS 109 / FILLMORE WEST / 14-15 MAY 16-17'.","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 stylised dark-blue letters"},{"content":"'SINGER / NOW ON SALE AT MACY'S <b> TICKETS</b> ALL MACY'S TICKET OUTLETS / SAN FRANCISCO - CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE 261 COLUMBUS AVE - THE TOWN SQUIRE 1318 POLK ST - OUTSIDE IN 2544 MISSION   ST   OAKLAND - HOLE IN THE WALL 3345 LAKESHORE AVE / BERKELEY - DISCOUNT RECORDS -  SHAKESPEARE & CO     SAUSALITO - THE TIDES     REDWOOD CITY - REDWOOD HOUSE OF MUSIC     SAN MATEO - TOWN & COUNTRY RECORDS     SAN JOSE - / © BILL GRAHAM 1970- No 233   DISCOUNT  RECORDS    MENLO PARK - DISCOUNT RECORDS     SAN RAFAEL - RECORD KING    TEA LAUTREC LITHO - SAN FRANCISCO","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 and printing information, at bottom of poster, printed in stylised, black letters."}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"\"Bill Graham Presents Spirit\" psychedelic poster #233 by David Singer, USA, 1970","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"kittens","id":"x36355"},{"text":"globes","id":"AAT28089"}],"contentConcepts":[{"text":"psychedelic art","id":"x36568"},{"text":"music","id":"x35606"}],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["E.475-2004"],"accessionNumberNum":"475","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":2004,"otherNumbers":[{"type":{"text":"Leslie Schreyer Loan Number","id":"THES50220"},"number":"LS.877"},{"type":{"text":"Poster number","id":"THES50776"},"number":"# 233"}],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-16","recordCreationDate":"2006-09-14","availableToBook":false}}