Woodstock 1969 Genuine Original Large-Size Concert Poster (AOR-3.1)....

Description

Woodstock 1969 Genuine Original Large-Size Concert Poster (AOR-3.1). An original, authentic, pre-show printing of the large Woodstock Festival advertising poster from the summer of 1969. This specimen has the three tiny printer's flaws that all serious collectors know to look for in identifying the original first printings.

Needless to say, most people consider Woodstock to be the most important weekend in this history of rock, a pop-culture milestone practically unmatched in history, and possibly the end of the 1960's. The talent line-up was spellbinding and legendary, and terrifically, the musicians are named on the poster, including Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Who, Santana, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jefferson Airplane, Sly and the Family Stone, Creedence Clearwater (Revival), Joan Baez, The Band, Joe Cocker and a host of others.

Additional musicians listed on the poster were Arlo Guthrie, Tim Hardin, Richie Havens, the Incredible String Band, Ravi Shankar, Bert Sommer, Sweetwater, Canned Heat, Keef Hartley, Mountain, Quill, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Ten Years After and Johnny Winter, and two artists that were scheduled but did not play: the Jeff Beck Group and Iron Butterfly.

This poster has been expertly and professionally touched up and backed to linen for preservation. It really is a strong, solid, beautiful example. If it came from the collection of Jim Cook, who holds the world record for highest amount a concert poster has ever sold for (Buddy Holly, $447,000), than you know it's the real deal and a super-solid, even prestigious, specimen.

Poster measures 24" x 36 3/4" and grades to restored and linen-backed Very Good Plus condition. If you count the linen margin, the overall piece measures 26 ½" x 38 7/8". From the Jim Cook Collection. COA from Heritage Auctions.

Heritage Auctions provides detailed information when available but strongly encourages in-person inspection. Condition statements and photographs are offered as general guidance only, not as complete representations of facts, and do not constitute a warranty or assumption of liability by Heritage. Framed artworks are not examined outside their frames, and additional details from Heritage may be unavailable; therefore, the condition of unexamined works is not guaranteed. Heritage is not responsible for damage to frames, glazing, original boxes, display materials, or for works that have shifted within the frame. All lots are sold "AS IS" in accordance with our Terms & Conditions of Auction.