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Maker(s):Griffin, Rick; Family Dog Productions, San Francisco, California (publisher)
Culture:American (Griffin 1944 - 1991)
Title:Sutters Mill
Date Made:1967
Type:Poster
Materials:offset lithograph printed in color on paper
Place Made:United States; California; San Francisco
Measurements:sheet: 14 in x 20 in; 35.56 cm x 50.8 cm; image: 13 in x 18 5/16 in; 33.02 cm x 46.51375 cm
Narrative Inscription:  in print at lower right: Rick Griffin; in print at lower right 1967 (c) FAMILY DOG PRODUCTIONS 639 GOUGH ST. San Francisco, Calif. 94102, in print at lower left: No. 62.1
Accession Number:  SC 2011.38.15
Credit Line:Purchased
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
white ground, printed in blue, green yellow and red, one quarter of a floral rosette in each upper corner, SUTTERS MILL over central image of old man with long hair, beard, hat and jeans panning for gold at the corner of VAN NESS AVE and SUTTER ST. as marked on edge of sidewalk he is on, with logo of indian in top hat smoking with FAMILY DOG PRESENTS around him on either side, below in "label" with THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD AT SUTTERS MILL, below that a ribbon with QUICK SILVER MESSENGER SERVICE / COUNTRY JOE AND THE FISH, at lower left: FRI.SAT.SUM.MAY-19-20-21, at lower right: LIGHTS BY-THE NORTH AMERICAN IBIS ALCHEMICAL CO. / AVALON BALLROOM /SUTTER AT VAN NESS, TICKET OUTLETS - SAN FRANCISCO: [underlined) MNASIDIKA (HAIGHT-ASHBURY), CITYLIGHTS BOOKS (N.BEACH), KELLEY GALLERIES (3681-A SACRAMENTO), THE TOWN SQUIRE / (1318 POLK), BALLY LO SHOES (UNION SQ), HUT T-1 STATE COLLEGE, BERKELEY: (underlined) MOES BOOKS, DISCOUNT RECORDS. SAUSALITO (underlined): TIDES BOOKSTORE / REDWOOD CITY (underlined): REDWOOD HOUSE OF MUSIC (700 WINDLOW). SAN MATEO (underlined): TOWN & COUNTRY MUSIC CENTER (4TH & EL CAMINO), LA MER CAMERAS & / MUSIC (HILLSDALE BLVD AT 19TH). MENLO PARK (underlined): KEPLER'S BOOKS 7 MAGAZINES (825 EL CAMINO). SAN JOSE (underlined): DISCORAMA (235 S. FIRST ST).

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Griffin, Rick
American (1944 - 1991)
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