Fillmore Concert Poster

Collecting rock posters is a hobby I share with many music and art fans, some of whom are our clients. Rick Griffin was one of the first artists to illustrate concert posters for two now famous concert venues, Bill Graham’s Fillmore and Chet Helms Family Dog. Both places featured the eye-catching Psychedelic illustrations of Rick Griffin to advertise their performances.

I have a client who is an avid collector of original Bill Graham posters from the 1960's and 1970's. When he acquires a new piece, he drops it of and asks me to design a framing that I think will look good.

This 1968 example of Rick’s work features the groups: It's a beautiful Day and Deep Purple. The checkerboard background really jumped out at me. To further accent the design, I hand painted yellow and black segments on the extra thick matboard that surrounds the poster. I chose a plain matt black wooden frame to keep our attention on the vibrating black and yellow.