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“The Flying Eyeball,” Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Albert King, February 1, 4, Fillmore Auditorium, February 2, 3, Winterland, 1968
Rick Griffin; Printer: Tea Lautrec Litho, San Francisco; Publisher: Bill Graham Presents, San Franciscoexpand_more
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Gift of Paul Maurerexpand_more 2019.118.23
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Taking its cue from American “old school” tattoo design; the nose art of World War II-era airplanes; and similar graphics pinstriped onto motorcycles and lowriders in the late 1950s, the “flying eyeball’ design typifies how Rick Griffin turned to popular artistic traditions for inspiration. Indeed, eyes became a recurring motif for Griffin, appearing in many of his graphic designs. Despite the eyeball’s ubiquity in Griffin’s psychedelic designs, the winged eyeball peering through a burning hole in the sky became an iconic design that was strongly associated with the rock band The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and the group’s legendary front man, Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970).
Details
- Title
- “The Flying Eyeball,” Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Albert King, February 1, 4, Fillmore Auditorium, February 2, 3, Winterland
- Artist Life
- 1944 - 1991
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2019.118.23
- Provenance
- Paul Maurer, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2019.
- Curator Approved
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