Aoxomoxoa Framed First Printing Poster of Grateful Dead Signed by Rick Griffin - $12,000 - (Phoenix, AZ)
About the Poster Offered here is a framed first printing of the infamous Aoxomoxoa poster signed by Rick Griffin featuring the Grateful Dead on January 24-26, 1969. The outside frame measures 26 1/2"x 31 1/2". The distance within the yellow matting measures 26 1/2" by 31 1/2". The matting overlaps the poster slightly to hold it in place. The only flaws that I can see are: 1) horizontal handling mark on the right side about 2/3rds down that runs from the border through the embryonic baby toward underneath the branch on the tree. 2) horizontal handling mark on the left side about 1/3rd down that runs from the border to the "R" in Grateful 3) vertical handling mark above the "L" and "D" in Grateful Dead. 4) vertical handling mark in the lower left portion of the sun. I don't think that this one shows up in the picture. You can see these first three flaws with the zoom feature. It is certainly not nearly as noticeable and visible without zooming in. With the naked eye, you have to look for them to notice. This is one of my favorites; as well as the favorite of many. This framed copy is hanging in my home. This poster was used to promote a series of shows at the historic Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco (in the post-Family Dog era). These shows were presented by Soundproof Productions, and featured the Grateful Dead, Sons Of Champlin & Initial Shock. Show dates were January 24-26, 1969. This truly iconic psychedelic image was designed by the late Rick Griffin, and is featured in "The Art Of Rock", plate 2.24. It was also used as cover art for the Dead's "AOXOMOXOA" album. The title of the album is a palindrome created by artist Rick Griffin and lyricist Robert Hunter. According to the audio version of the Rock Scully memoir, Living with the Dead (read by the author and former Dead co-manager himself), the title is pronounced "ox-oh-mox-oh-ah". The words "Grateful Dead" on the front of the album, written in large, flowing capital letters, are an ambigram that can also …
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