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The Black Keys Council Bluffs 11 Sperry
About this poster
"For this poster I used a font which evokes the kind of font used in the chrome names of cars, a clear reference to the automobile manufacturing industry that supports Akron, Ohio where the band is from. I’m from Dayton, Ohio so it’s a source of pride there that we build cars and car parts. Akron is a big manufacturer of tires. The font is saying, yep, The Black Keys built in Akron. You find a custom designed wallpaper specifically designed for The Black Keys. It’s similar to the kind of Edwardian wallpaper you encounter all over the heartland of Ohio (and coincidentally here in SF which has a rich Victorian era heritage). Wallpaper was one of the first industrial uses of silkscreen, and that’s why I use it from time to time – customizing designs specifically for each poster. The woman wears a sunflower in her hair, an obvious reference to the sun. I felt that the flood ravaged areas surrounding Council Bluffs were tired of hearing about the negatives surrounding the flood. I wanted to bring them an image that would bring a positive sun-drenched feeling to them. I’m sure that a lot of people who rocked out at the show were there to put their worries behind them. Rocking out to The Black Keys and a positive image like this one might be good medicine."
- Chuck Sperry
Chuck Sperry put his twenty years of silkscreen printing experience into the design for the poster for the show tonight in Omaha. He used all kinds of crazy metallic and translucent inks, and the background is a custom designed "Black Keys" psychedelic wallpaper!
Edition Details
- Class: Gig Poster
- Release Date: 10/08/2011
- Print Type: Test Print (TP)
- Variant: Keyline
- Designer: Chuck Sperry
- Status: Official
- Technique: Screen Print
- Size: 30" x 22" (76.20 x 55.88 cm)
- Colors: 1
- Markings: Artist Signed
Gig Details
- Band: The Black Keys (TBK)
- Band: Cage The Elephant (CTE)
- Band: Council Bluffs
- Band: Iowa
- Band: Stir Cove
- Date: 07/05/2011
- Venue: Harrah's Stir Cove
- City: Council Bluffs
- State: Iowa
- Country: United States
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Statistics
- Sold: 7
- 6 Month Average: $0
- Average Price: $444
- Lowest Price: $330
- Highest Price: $677
- Original Price: $0
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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