Auction Name: 2026 April 10 Concert Posters Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 26109

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/7475*26109

BG-134 Grateful Dead, Santana 1968 Fillmore West Poster Signed by Lee Conklin, Graded 9.0. An original first-printing San Francisco concert poster for the Grateful Dead, Santana, Steppenwolf and three other acts playing at the Fillmore West Auditorium (in two series of shows) covering Tuesday thru Sunday, August 27-September 1, 1968. Famously designed by Lee Conklin and known as BG-134 in the Bill Graham numbered series, this poster has been signed by Mr. Conklin down in the lower-left corner area, in the white "S," and graded an excellent 9.0 Very Fine/Near Mint by CGC (the Certified Guaranty Company). Notice that CGC doesn't mention Conklin's signature in their grading strip, like they usually do.

Conklin designed 35 posters for Bill Graham from 1968-1970, advertising shows at the Fillmore, Winterland and the Fillmore West concert halls. But this one has to be regarded as his crowning achievement. According to TRPS.org, the web site of The Rock Poster Society, "For many music fans, Lee Conklin is the 'Santana-lion guy'... a reference, of course, to his famous design for Santana's first album, whose central image was taken from his Fillmore West poster. BG-134 is a stunner, and few artists are fortunate enough to have created a work of art that is so universally recognized and beloved." Measures 14" x 21". COA from Heritage Auctions.

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