"The Seed," The Charlatans; Red Dog Saloon
- George Hunter, American, 1942-
- Michael Ferguson, American, 1939-1979
George Hunter and Michael Ferguson, "The Seed," The Charlatans; Red Dog Saloon, 1965
Denver Art Museum Collection: Partial gift of David and Sheryl Tippit and partial purchase with Marion G. Hendrie Fund, Florence & Ralph Burgess Trust, and other Denver Art Museum funds, 2009.538
(c) George Hunter
Photograph courtesy of the Denver Art Museum
George Hunter
American, born 1942
Michael Ferguson
American, 1939–1979
The Seed, The Charlatans; Red Dog Saloon
1965
Offset lithograph
Partial gift of David and Sheryl Tippit; partial purchase with Marion G. Hendrie Fund; Florence & Ralph Burgess Trust; and other Denver Art Museum funds, 2009.538
With its old-fashioned style and expressive hard-drawn lettering, this announcement, known as The Seed, was the first to present the graphic look that became a hallmark of the Haight counterculture. Inspired by nineteenth-century circus and theater advertisements, artists Hunger and Ferguson used phrases like "The Amazing Charlatans," and "The Limit of the Marvelous" to enhance the image of the band.
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