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Grateful Dead 1974 Munich, Germany Concert Poster by Gunther Kieser (AOR-4.237).

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:260.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Grateful Dead 1974 Munich, Germany Concert Poster by Gunther Kieser (AOR-4.237).
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Grateful Dead 1974 Munich, Germany Concert Poster by Gunther Kieser (AOR-4.237).An original large paper concert poster for The Grateful Dead touring Europe in the spring of 1974, this one specifically for the band's stop in Munich, West Germany on Saturday, September 14, 1974. This show was the Dead's "Only Concert in Germany," the poster says in both German and English. The venue was the Olympiahalle (Olympia Hall) in Munich.

This poster features the sublime artwork of world-class German poster artist Gunther Kieser. The Art of Rockgave this exact poster – from Munich – a full page, the ultimate art-rock compliment. It features a very colorful bust dressed up in Dead fashion through the eyes of Kieser. Worked into his creation are skeleton rose elements and even a Jerry Garcia "U.S. Blues" top hat. Speaking of which, the Dead were on tour behind From the Mars Hotel, released three months earlier.

Easily one of Kieser's concert-poster masterpieces. And scarce enough that Heritage has never been able to offer one before, even in blank form. This beauty measures 23 1/2" x 33" and grades to Very Good condition. COA from Heritage Auctions.Literature: See Grushkin, Paul, The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk, Abbeville Press, New York, 1987, p.408 (illus.).