Description: JUNIOR WELLS, CANNED HEAT AT THE AVALON BALLROOM. SAN FRANCISCO. 13" x 19" OPEN EDITION PRINT by the ORIGINAL DETROIT POSTER ARTIST, CARL LUNDGREN. In 1967, Carl Lundgren was illustrating posters for a Detroit rock venue run by Russ Gibb called the Grande Ballroom. Lundgren went on to create poster art for seminal bands such as The Who, Jefferson Airplane and Pink Floyd. High Quality poster ready to frame, by Grande Ballroom First Generation Rock Poster Artist Carl Lundgren. Printed In Detroit, MI, USA. Lundgren had an early interest in becoming a fantasy artist and illustrator like Frank Frazetta, his idol. At the age of 18, he was co-chairman of the first multimedia convention, The Detroit Triple Fan Fair, featuring comics, movies and science fiction. He studied with the Famous Artists School Correspondence Course, for formal training. In 1974 Lundgren moved to New York City and turned to science fiction and fantasy illustration, painting nearly 300 book covers. During this time, Lundgren became a co-founder of the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) and was nominated for a Hugo Award for his illustration work. Lundgren left the publishing industry in 1987, choosing to focus on Fine Art.In 1993 he wrote and published an "arto-biography" called, "Carl Lundgren, great artist".Hermes Press, Pittsburgh, published a book by Lundgren on his Rock Posters titled "The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren" in 2016. (BOOK NOW AVAILABLE on EBAY). Poster is sent directly from the original artist's studio in Detroit.
Price: 15 USD
Location: Detroit, Michigan
End Time: 2024-03-10T20:27:39.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Industry: Music
Genre: Rock & Pop
Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
