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American Folk Blues Festival Poster Gunther Kieser

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Gunther Kieser American folk blues festival poster, 1969 Keiser's poster for the annual Hamburg festival devoted to American folk blues featuring a compelling pictorial of a well-worn acoustic guitar. Here, the instrument seems to be playing itself with the equally well-worn hands of a black woman. Names of featured acts are superimposed on the guitar image in type like so many familiar scratches. Offset lithograph, 1969 Measures: 33 x 47 inches. Minor signs of handling; otherwise very good condition for its age 1st printing, 1969. Günther Kieser is one of Germany’s most important graphic designers—he was the go-to man for music posters in the 1960s, from Jimi Hendrix to the Grateful Dead and The Who. The retired, 87-year-old designer has never had a retrospective, until now. His poster designs were notably featured in MoMa's 1988. A retrospective entitled “Kieser, Posters” recently opened at the Bröhan Museum in Berlin in 2017. Related Categories John Lee Hooker. Muddy Waters. The Blues. Black singers. Jazz. Rock and Roll.
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 47 in (119.38 cm)Width: 33 in (83.82 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1969
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2462311528173
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