{"product_id":"quicksilver-messenger-service-by-jack-hatfield-1967","title":"Quicksilver Messenger Service by Jack Hatfield, 1967","description":"\u003cp\u003eFD-76 represents a significant work in the Family Dog concert poster series produced for San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom during the summer of 1967. Jack Hatfield's design employs a distinctive two-color offset lithograph technique, utilizing deep blue ink on silver-gray stock to create an otherworldly luminosity characteristic of psychedelic visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe iconography merits careful analysis: the central composition features multiple falling human figures in various poses of ecstatic abandon, surmounted by a spread-eagle figure reminiscent of Leonardo's Vitruvian Man. The surrounding border incorporates organic, tree-like forms alongside stylized cannabis leaves, situating the work firmly within the visual vocabulary of the counterculture. Hatfield's Art Nouveau influenced hand-lettering integrates text as design element rather than mere information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first printing (designated 'No 76-1' at lower left) dates precisely to August 1967, advertising performances by Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Other Half, and Melvin Q. The ticket outlet information provides valuable documentation of the Bay Area's psychedelic commerce infrastructure, listing retailers from San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury to San Jose's Discorama. As primary source material for the study of 1960s counterculture, the poster offers both aesthetic significance and historical documentary value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.0\" x 14.0\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack Hatfield\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good, Age-appropriate wear, fading and toning. 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":44100475945075,"sku":"P6731-9","price":349.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/edited_b3b290fc-7034-42a7-9036-7bd4612887f1.jpg?v=1778181005","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/en-nl\/products\/quicksilver-messenger-service-by-jack-hatfield-1967","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}