{"product_id":"love-congress-of-wonders-fd-109-1","title":"Love, Congress of Wonders (FD-109-1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis first edition Family Dog poster, numbered FD-109 in the celebrated series, announces a March 1968 engagement by Love at San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom. The design exemplifies the psychedelic poster at its most refined: a sensuous female figure dissolves into an elaborate cascade of flowing hair rendered in vibrant magenta against sage green, her form emerging from and returning to pure decorative abstraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove, fronted by the visionary Arthur Lee, stood apart from their San Francisco contemporaries with a darker, more sophisticated sound that blended folk-rock, psychedelia, and proto-punk intensity. Their masterpiece \"Forever Changes\" had been released just months before this concert. Supporting acts Congress of Wonders (a comedy troupe) and Sons of Champlin round out a quintessentially late-sixties bill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poster preserves not just the concert announcement but an entire cultural ecosystem in its fine print: ticket outlets at City Lights Books, Mnasidika in Haight-Ashbury, and a network of Bay Area record shops that served as distribution points for the counterculture. A true survivor of the 1960s!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.0\" x 12.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wes Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair, Age-appropriate wear, fading and toning. Heavy horizontal folds. Paper loss in corners from previous hanging. General border wear throughout. Please use the photo zoom feature to get a better understanding of overall condition. *Additional photos available upon request. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authentic Vintage Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45090283880563,"sku":"P8062","price":66.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/edited_0b90e4e6-2888-491e-889b-1c751bfeae6e.jpg?v=1781722846","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/en-nl\/products\/love-congress-of-wonders-fd-109-1","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}