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"As some of you may know my very first gig poster ever in 1990 was for a relatively unknown band at the time from the Northwest called Nirvana on the end of their tour for their 1st album, Bleach. The simple black and white flyer that I created for an art class was mostly typography with a pair of eyes that I illustrated. That original flyer only went up on a handful of telephone poles as I felt like putting up myself in a few locations just to see how they looked. It was a thrill and I was hooked.
I went to the concert that it was created for and wasn’t the only visual creative in attendance. World-famous Seattle photographer, Charles Peterson, was there capturing the show on old-school silver gelatin film. Among the photos that he captured was a shot of a concertgoer taking a leap high off of large speaker stacks onto the crowd below the stage. That photo would later become used by TAD on the back cover of the album ‘Salt Lick’ and went on to become one of the most iconic photos from that era. I go into the story behind this at great length in the book.
As I began putting together this retrospective book an idea kept flashing in my mind but I had no idea if it was possible. In 2020 I finally worked up the nerve and reached out to Charles Peterson and ran my concept past him. I pitched the idea of merging my flyer with his famous photograph to make a limited edition screen printed poster as a collaborative effort. To my great surprise, he said yes! I then undertook the task of trying my best to merge the two visuals together like an old-school DIY screen printed poster that could look like it was from the era. I’m very pleased with the result and very thankful Charles indulged my desire to bring this new version of two vintage images into something new! Last summer I drove up to Seattle and met up with Charles have him sign the copies with me. Here's a look at the result that we're both very pleased with.
Each copy of this 3 color screen print is signed by Charles Peterson and myself. To give homage to his silver gelatin photographs a silver metallic ink was added to the blue ink to give the poster a slight glisten." - JH
Edition Details
- Class: Gig Poster
- Release Date: 06/15/2022
- Print Type: Show Edition (SE)
- Designer: Justin Hampton
- Technique: Screen Print
- Size: 18" x 24" (45.72 x 60.96 cm)
- Colors: 3
- Quantity: 30
- Original Price: $75.00
- Markings: Artist Signed, Embossed, Numbered
Gig Details
- Band: Nirvana
- Band: TAD
- Band: The Gits
- Band: Crunchbird
- Date: 01/06/1990
- Venue: HUB Ballroom
- City: Seattle
- State: Washington
- Country: United States
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- Sold: 0
- 6 Month Average: $0
- Average Price: $0
- Lowest Price: $0
- Highest Price: $0
- Original Price: $75
Price History
| 08/16/2021 | $350.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $800.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/29/2021 | $75.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/27/2021 | $50.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/06/2021 | $70.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $350.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $800.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/29/2021 | $75.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/27/2021 | $50.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/06/2021 | $70.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $350.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $800.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/29/2021 | $75.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/27/2021 | $50.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/06/2021 | $70.00 | Private Sale |
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