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David Edward Byrd
Ringland Museum Original art.... 3 works

2007

$9,800
£7,386.93
€8,639.96
CA$13,870.95
A$14,122.64
CHF 8,133.37
MX$170,166.91
NOK 94,388.23
SEK 95,231.89
DKK 64,580.16

About the Item

These are 3 original signed works of art for David Byrd's 2007 Exhibition at the Ringland Museum in Sarasota, Florida. A rare opportunity to acquire 3 signed works showing the original concert drawing, the original color artwork and the final look of the poster. It includes 3 separate works all signed and displayed in one frame. The image on the left is David's pencil on vellum concept drawing for the poster announcing his retrospective exhibition at the museum gallery. The image on the right is the actual finished color art that was used for the poster. The center image is a signed artist proof of what the final poster used for the exhibit would look like. When printing the poster the printer inserted images of "Day of the Locust", "Jimi Hendrix Fillmore East" and Broadways "Follies" all created by Byrd. This art is featured on page 6 and page 169 of the coffee table book "Poster Child, The Psychedelic Art and Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd". Photos of those 2 pages are shown in this listing. David Edward Byrd created some of the most important and 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. A new coffee table book titled "Poster Child, The Psychedelic Art & Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd" features his classic Rock and Roll art and Broadway art. These 3 works have never been available for sale before. The art of David Edward Byrd 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 listing has a short video intro regarding the new "Poster Child" book. The artwork is framed and double matted.

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