Ticket for Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall, and Albert King at the Fillmore/Winterland: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A concert ticket for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, and Albert King at the Fillmore/Winterland. The ticket is printed in red ink on white card stock. At center is Rick Griffin’s “Flying Eyeball” design of a winged eyeball surrounded by a ring of fire. Text at the top reads [BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO / JIMI HENDRIX / EXPERIENCE / JOHN MAYALL / AND THE BLUESBREAKERS]. Beneath the image is [ALBERT KING / 4 / DAYS]. At left are the dates for the Fillmore (Feb 1-4) and at right are the dates for Winterland (Feb 2-3). Along the bottom is text reading [Valid Friday Only $3.00]. The back of the ticket is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1968
• Designed by: Rick Griffin, American, 1944 - 1991
• Subject of: Jimi Hendrix, American, 1942 - 1970
• Subject of: Bill Graham
• Subject of: John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, English, founded 1963
• Subject of: Albert King, American, 1923 - 1992
• Type: admission tickets
• Medium: ink on card stock
• Dimensions: H x W: 4 3/8 × 2 7/16 in. (11.1 × 6.2 cm)
• Place depicted: San Francisco, San Francisco county, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
• Object number: 2020.53.8.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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