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David Edward ByrdOriginal The WHO 1970 Tommy Fillmore East drawing for their Tommy Poster art1970
1970
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A new coffee table book has just been released titled "Poster Child" The Psychedelic Art & Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd. This original drawing is featured on page 89 of the book. An image of the book cover can be seen in this listing.
This beautifully matted & framed original art is dated 1970 and signed by the artist David Byrd!
This is one of the most historically important works of art we've ever had the pleasure of offering. this is the hand-drawn, Original Concept Art for the performance of The Who's epic rock opera, Tommy, held in New York at The Fillmore East. This was presented to the Who and their management to OK the art for the poster of this classic concert at The Fillmore East. This ultra-famous design was created by the legendary poster artist David Byrd.
David Byrd created some of the most memorable Classic Theatre and Rock and Roll images from the 1960s and 70s. David created ALL of the Art for Bill Graham’s Fillmore East, including their Program covers and Rock posters, the art for Jimi Hendrix’s first Fillmore East appearance, The Rolling Stones 1969 World Tour art, The Who’s Performance of Tommy at the New York Metropolitan Opera House and The Fillmore, and The Grateful Dead Swell Dance Concert to name only a few. He also created the poster art for the original location of the 1969 Woodstock music festival . His memorable images were also used for classic Broadway shows like Godspell, Follies and Jesus Christ Superstar to mention only a few. These museum quality drawings are rarely made available for sale, they are not only wonderful rare works of art, but are truly historically important works in the field of Theatre and Rock and Roll collecting. It has been framed with archival double matting.
David Byrd's poster art is in many museum collections, including : The Louvre, in Paris, Victoria & Albert in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York and The Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
This extremely rare original drawing from 1970 is signed and dated and is the original presentation drawing that was created by David Byrd for the approval of his final poster artwork for the Who's performance of TOMMY at the Fillmore East. The framed drawing measures 20x19 image measures 11x9". We have included in this listing an image of the final poster so that you can see how the poster looked but the poster is not included in this listing. A collector of Fine art or Music Memorabilia should not overlook this offering, as this is truly one of a kind, and will not surface again for diehard collectors of Who material.
The release of the book "Poster Child" is sure to create a demand for the art of David Byrd, especially the original classic art from the 70's like this iconic drawing.
We have included in this listing an image of just a few of the classic Theatre and Rock and Roll art that David Byrd has created.
- Creator:David Edward Byrd (1941, American)
- Creation Year:1970
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Southampton, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU208212198382
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