Gene Anthony Exhibition at E-Clectique
On Saturday March 31, 2018, fans of 1960s rock art will have a rare opportunity to meet Gene Anthony and see some of his latest “Summer of Love” work at the E-Clectique Gallery in Oakland, California. Included in the show are photo-paintings of all the big “J”s, from Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin to Jim […]
Emek Career Retrospective Comes to the Haight Street Art Center
Over the years, fans of rock-poster artist Emek have unwittingly enjoyed a slow-motion retrospective of the artist’s work—albeit one year’s worth at a time—every time they visited the artist’s spacious booth at the Festival of Rock Posters in Golden Gate Park. But from February 24 though the end of April, 2018, time will stand still […]
Achenbach Field Trip, 2018
Tucked away in a quiet corner of San Francisco’s Legion on Honor, the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts is far removed from the press of the museum’s usual crowds, befitting its role as a place where important scholarship and painstaking restoration routinely happens. Recently, about a dozen members of The Rock Poster Society got a […]
Selected Photos from the 2017 Festival of Rock Posters
Well, it took me a while to edit all the photos supplied by Loretta Baraona, Glen Beebe, Emi Ito, and Ron Schaeffer, and even at that I know we have missed lots of people. But, for better or worse, here is a gallery of images from the 2017 Festival of Rock Posters at the Hall […]
Festival of Rock Posters 2017 Was One for the Books
Well, the 2017 Festival of Rock Posters is almost over—I say “almost” because this morning some of us will be unloading all the grids and gear that it takes to put on the show. In the next few days, we’ll post lots of photos of one of our best-attended shows ever, but for now, we […]
Artist Relief Trust Poster for 2017 by Chuck Sperry
This year’s Artist Relief Trust poster, the proceeds of which benefit the charitable work of The Rock Poster Society, is by Chuck Sperry. It will be available at the Festival of Rock Posters on Saturday October 28. We could not be happier with this 7-color, 20-by-35-inch beauty. Thanks so much, Chuck! Since this piece is […]
