The Sound
Date1966
Artist
Wes Wilson
(American artist and designer, 1937–2020)
Publisher
Bill Graham
(American concert promoter and poster publisher, 1931–1991)
Illustration CitationAdvertisement for concerts at Winterland, September 23, 24, and 30, and October 1, and the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, September 25 and October 2, 1966
MediumOffset lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 24 1/4 × 13 3/16 in. (61.6 × 33.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alice and Leslie Schreyer, 1984
Object number1984-114
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextOne of Wes Wilson's most famous posters, The Sound features his characteristic stylized lettering, derived from the posters of Viennese Secessionist artist Alfred Roller (1864–1935).
