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Grateful Dead Pelon

from Feb 5, 1970 - Feb 8, 1970

 - BG216-C-PE

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Called "The Mushroom Man," BG216 was one of Singer's most psychedelic posters. The little man, stripped of his vanities, padded towards the cosmos via the not-so-subtle mushroom portal. Singer himself noted the collage had a "... certain LSD mystique."

This Pelon was used to create Bill Graham's poster tees in the 1980's.

Pelons are extremely rare "practice pieces" for the early t-shirt designs. Before production was initiated, the image or design was tested on cotton cloth or burlap to determine the color and line accuracy of the piece. The earlier examples, those dating from the '70s, are generally the only pelons run on burlap. Few of these "tests" were preserved once the design was deemed acceptable and the shirt went into production.

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