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1963
About the Item
This rare original 1963 Earl Newman Monterey Jazz poster documents a pivotal moment in jazz concert promotion design. The Earl Newman Monterey Jazz poster captures Earl Newman’s signature visual language—bold abstraction merged with figuration—rendered in a hand-printed serigraph. The composition centers on a trumpeter frozen mid-performance, arms extended, instrument aloft, emerging from geometric abstraction in stark black-and-cream contrast.
Joe Gordon, the featured performer, was an accomplished bebop trumpet player whose career spanned the golden era of West Coast jazz. The 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival marked a peak in the festival’s artistic and musical programming. Newman’s design captures not only the technical mastery of Gordon’s playing but the visual energy that defined live jazz performance at its height.
Earl Newman’s approach to concert poster design elevated the medium beyond commercial necessity into fine art. His compositions balance figuration with abstraction, creating visual tension that mirrors improvisation itself—structured yet spontaneous, controlled yet expressive. The hand-printed serigraph process, requiring individual color separations and manual printing, distinguishes this work from commercial offset lithography and anchors it firmly in the printmaking tradition.
The 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival poster series represents a specific moment in design history when West Coast graphic designers recognized that concert promotion deserved artistic excellence equal to the performances themselves. This particular example—with its direct focus on Joe Gordon’s virtuosity—represents both a cultural document and a significant graphic design achievement.
Originally unbacked; retains authentic serigraph patina and printing characteristics. Excellent condition throughout.
Trust Differentiators:
✓ Original hand-printed 1963 serigraph — artist-authenticated production method
✓ Monterey Jazz Festival archival documentation — recognized festival promotional material
✓ Joe Gordon trumpet documentation — performer-specific concert memorabilia
✓ Excellent condition preservation — minimal wear, authentic patina intact
✓ Notably rare in the marketplace — limited surviving examples from the 1963 festival series
✓ Unbacked format — preserves authentic printing authenticity
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- Creator:Earl Newman
- Creation Year:1963
- Dimensions:Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)Depth: 0.3 in (7.62 mm)
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- Condition:Excellent condition, Certificate of Authenticity, FREE Continental USA shipping.
- Gallery Location:Spokane, WA
- Reference Number:Seller: 14425 - 1963 Jazz1stDibs: LU1404218124052
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