Film Makers’ Cinematheque – New York, NY
This is an 8 1/2 x 11 inch flyer that announces the premiere of Andy Warhol’s MORE MILK, YVETTE starring Maria Montez and The Velvet Underground. This flyer was made in 1966 and presents live the Velvet Underground, Edie Sedgwick, Gerald Malanga, Donald Lyons, Barbara Rubin, Bob Neuwirth, Paul Morrissey, Nico, Daniel Williams and Billy Linich. The evening was held at Jonas Mekas Film Makers’ Cinematheque. As stated in the authentication, this flyer was produced in Andy Warhol’s factory. In 1966 Velvet Underground were still to release their debut album as Andy Warhol promoted them as a Manager.
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Mod Wedding Happening – Detroit, MI
This is a Velvet Underground poster advertising “The World’s First Mod Wedding Happening” at the Carnaby Street Fun Festival on Sunday, November 20, 1966 in Detroit Michigan. The poster is printed on a parchment-style card stock and is approximately 17 1/2 x 21″ in size. Advertising Andy Warhol, Nico and Gerard, this Freak Out was at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. Check out the write up of the event at dangerousminds.net.
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Music Hall Ballroom – Cincinnati, OH
November 3, 1966 at the Music Hall Ballroom in Cincinnati, OH. This is a truly unique piece of art printed on clear plastic. It measures approximately 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. The bottom has the name “Krody” on it and I’m guessing that’s the designer.
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The Trip – Los Angeles, CA
This Velvet Underground poster is from The Trip in Los Angeles, May 3 through the 18, 1966. This poster is approximately 22″ x 14″. The Velvet Underground never finished this run of shows. The Trip was shut down after the third show. A picture from this show appears in the May 27, 1966 edition of Life Magazine.
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The Open Stage – New York, NY
The Open Stage located at 23 St. Marks Place in New York for showing from April 1st to April 31st, 1966. Printed on cardboard, this poster measures approximately 22″ x 14″. It was printed at the Murray Poster Printing Company in New York. Artist unknown.
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Fillmore Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
This is a poster from the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. The dates were May 27, 28 and 29, 1966. The poster measures approximately 20″ x 14″. Postcards were also printed, however the postcards were printed at a later date. These measure approximately 5″ x 7″. The first run of these items have a Union bug in the lower left hand corner. Artist is Wes Wilson.
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Fillmore Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
This is a handbill from the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California which measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/2″. The dates of these shows were May 27th, 28th and 29th, 1966. As you can see below, the handbills were also printed on diffrent color papers and some are two-sided with a Los Angeles Times review of their LA shows on the backside. A poster and postcards were also printed, however the postcards were printed at a later date. The artist is Wes Wilson. To view the poster, click here.
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