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Grateful Dead Telluride Original Concert Poster art by Steve Johannsen

Artist: Steve Johannsen (All)

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Grateful Dead Telluride Original Concert Poster art by Steve Johannsen Comic Art

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Title:	Grateful Dead Telluride Original Concert Poster art by Steve Johannsen
Artist:	Steve Johannsen (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	11,040
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	11
Added to Site:	8/27/2009
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Description

This is the original art to the famous Telluride Dead poster. Its a spoof on the famed photo of butch Cassidy/Sundance kid and the Wildbunch gang photo from the early 1900's. There is a lot of history with this piece which I wont write it all here but to sum it up Steve wanted something done with relation to Telluride. Telluride was the place where Butch Cassidy and gang robbed their first train. Bill Graham didn't approve it at first but later became one of his favorite posters and a print of it hung behind his desk in his office till his death.
All hand done including the lettering.

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Brian Peck
Member Since 2003

Posted on 8/27/2009

FANTASTIC! What an iconic image for any Deadhead or music lover. Congrats!

M,B The collector
Member Since 2008

Posted on 8/27/2009

Hi Matthew, Woow!! cover really fantastic !!! congratulation !!! ;-)

tom horvitz
Member Since 2009

Posted on 8/27/2009

CLASSIC!

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
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Posted on 8/27/2009

Neat piece with a great back story. Thanks for sharing.

Benno Rothschild
Member Since 2003

Posted on 8/28/2009

Sweet as Sugar (Magnolia) !!

michael Avila
Member Since 2004

Posted on 8/29/2009

beautiful! one of the more unique pieces to pop up here on CAF ... Congrats! And I second the notion to hear the story of how you acquired it.

. FDC
Member Since 2007

Posted on 3/8/2010

Woow! Wonderful!

Adam Ianbarry
Member Since 2010

Posted on 1/20/2011

Bee yootiful!!!!

Enrico Salvini
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/2/2012

Now, how cool is it to own the ORIGINAL of a piece *Bill Graham * owned just a mere PRINT of? Another great addition to a fabulous music art collection, Matt.

Brian G
Member Since 2020

Posted on 5/16/2021

That is really cool!

George H
Member Since 2009

Posted on 12/8/2024

Super cool piece! Thanks so much for sharing.

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