Bill Graham Presents BG-29, first (black ink only) printing. For a run of concerts at Winterland (Fri./Sat., Sept. 23-24 and 30-Oct. 1) and two Sunday afternoons at the Fillmore Auditorium (Sept. 25 and Oct. 2), 1966, featuring Jefferson Airplane, Muddy Waters, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Signed “Wes Wilson ’66” within the design. Considered one of the most iconic images of the 1960s psychedelic poster movement, pairing Wilson’s Art Nouveau-influenced lettering with a nude female figure at center.
Wes Wilson · 1966
The Sound
Medium: Offset lithograph concert poster, black ink only (first printing)
Dimensions: 24 1/2 x 14
Status: Available
Literature: Classic Posters. "Fillmore Auditorium, Winterland 9/23-23 & 9/30-10/1/66 — BG-29." Poster reference database. https://www.classicposters.com/poster/29-1/
Internet Archive. "The Sound Poster (1966) – Wes Wilson." https://archive.org/details/the-sound-wes-wilson
D. King Gallery. "BG #29-1 1966 Jefferson Airplane Fillmore Poster Wes Wilson The Sound." dking-gallery.com. https://www.dking-gallery.com/store/BG1P_29-1b_trimmed.html