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[email protected] ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046113 Lettering for the Grateful Dead Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046113 Performers: Grateful Dead ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046142 Pretty As You Feel Artist: Alton Kelley Items: Original poster / CP046142 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046143 Dire Wolf Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046143 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046144 Louisiana Lady Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046144 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046148 Glendale Train Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046148 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046156 Mouse Studios Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046156 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046155 Calendar Indian Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046155 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046157 High Time Beer Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046157 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046163 New speedway Boogie Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046163 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046175 Hard Truckers Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046175 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046176 Double Vision Artist: Alton Kelley Items: Original poster / CP046176 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046177 Last Long Eagle Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046177 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046178 Book of Dreams Artist: Alton Kelley Items: Original poster / CP046178 Performers: ------------------------------ P --------- / CP046180 California Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP046180 Performers: ------------------------------ 1960 FC-1 --------- 1960 / CP002990 / 2946 Mouse! Monster Club: Identification Card Event: Mouse! Monster Club: Identification Card Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Fan Club Stuff Edition 1 / CP002990 / 2946 Var. ID Performers: 1960: ------------------------------ 1962-06-14 P --------- 1962-06-14 / CP061463 / CP061463 Booker T and the MG's, It's a Beautiful Day at Carousel Ballroom [San Francisco, CA] Benefit: Lights by Garden of Delights Artist: Stanley Mouse Venue: Carousel Ballroom Items: Original poster / CP061463 / CP061463 (14 x 22) Performers: 1962-06-14 1962-06-16: Carousel Ballroom Booker T and the MG's / It's a Beautiful Day / Tim Buckley ------------------------------ 1963 P-1 --------- 1963 / CP001322 / 1339 Rat Fink - Stanley Mouse Event: Rat Fink - Stanley Mouse Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster Edition 1 / CP001322 / 1339 Performers: 1963: ------------------------------ 1964 P --------- 1964 / CP061183 / CP061183 Vette Lover Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP061183 / CP061183 (17-5/8 x 22-1/2) Performers: 1964: ------------------------------ 1965 P-1 --------- 1965 / CP000152 / 0156 Pacific Ocean Trading Company Promotional Artwork Event: Pacific Ocean Trading Co. Artist: Stanley Mouse Venue: 1711 Haight Street Items: Original poster Edition 1 / CP000152 / 0156 Performers: 1965: 1711 Haight Street ------------------------------ 1965 P --------- 1965 / CP052230 / CP052230 Viva Montesa Notes: heavy black pencil drawing, SIGNED Mouse! 1965, on drawing-pad type paper. This drawing was recovered directly from Mouse's mother's house in Livonia, MI back in the mid 80's. Most of these early 60s formalized weirdo, hot-rod & monster drawings/figures were designs for models that were going to be produced by Monogram. They would get to this phase [final concept/pencil], get exposed to the public & used on T-shirts in Mouse's T-shirt catalog, then if it got popular, perhaps graduate to merchandising or get produced as a model.. [or ripped off by other imitators!], Anyway, most of the pieces in his Mom's basement were mildew damaged, but this is one of the few that emerged intact. Mouse was the foil to Big Daddy Ed Roth & his Rat-Fink empire... and they used to have "fueds" through their publications at Auto Shows & such.. Hawk commercialized on the terrain that Big Daddy & Mouse were "fighting" over when they came out with Weird-ohs, which were also merchandised, but mainly sold as figurines/models. Mouse went on to the Haight-Ashbury in the mid 60s and became a famous psychedelic poster artist doing posters for the hippie dance concerts at Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium & the Family Dog's Avalon Ballroom... later he partnered up with Alton Kelley to form Mouse! Studios & they produced many fine album covers, for the likes of Big Brother with Janis Joplin, Journey, the Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, & Steve Miller. Along with Kelley, Victor Moscoso, Wes Wilson & Rick Griffin, Mouse was part of the 'Big 5' poster artists & they achieved some international fame & glory gracing the pages of LIFE Magazine etc... This is a classic early Mouse Hot-Rod Weirdo design. They do not show up too often anymore. -- J. Kastor Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster / CP052230 / CP052230 (10-3/8 x 12-3/4) Performers: 1965: ------------------------------ -2.192 1966 P-1 --------- 1966 / 2.192 CP009804 / CS04899 Grateful Dead at Grateful Dead Fan Club - San Francisco, CA Notes: This item appears in the Art of Rock book, plate no. 2.192 Event: Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion Artist: Stanley Mouse Venue: Grateful Dead Fan Club Promoter: Book: Art of Rock Items: Original poster -2.192 Edition 1 / CP009804 / CS04899 (14 x 20) AORPlate: 2.192 Price: 250.00 Handbill -2.192 / CP000013 / 0013 AORPlate: 2.192 Price: 75.00 Performers: 1966: Grateful Dead Fan Club Grateful Dead ------------------------------ 1966 P-1 --------- 1966 / CP000128 / 0130 KMPX 107 FM Family Radio Notes: KMPX Promo Poster Event: KMPX 107 FM Artist: Stanley Mouse Items: Original poster Edition 1 / CP000128 / 0130 (22 x 28) Performers: 1966: ------------------------------ AVAL-FD-013 1966-06-17 P-1 --------- 1966-06-17 / AVAL FD-013 CP006262 / CP01512 Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Oxford Circle at Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Private Notes: FD-HB FD-OP-1-Signed-Mouse Artist: Stanley Mouse Venue: Avalon Ballroom Promoter: Family Dog Presents Items: Original poster AVAL-FD-013 Edition 1 / CP006262 / CP01512 Description: 1 original, 1 reprint. See Eric King's book for complete details. (14-3/16 x 20-1/2) Price: 1200.00 Original poster -FD-013 Edition 2 / Description: See Eric King's book for complete details. Price: 25.00 Handbill AVAL-FD-013 Edition 1 / CP005270 / CP00518 Description: 1 original (5-3/4 x 8-1/2) Price: 750.00 Performers: 1966-06-17: Avalon Ballroom Set: Family Dog Series Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band / Oxford Circle ------------------------------ AVAL-FD-014 1966-06-24 P-1 --------- 1966-06-24 / AVAL FD-014 CP006275 / CP01525 Big Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service at Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Private Notes: FD-HB FD-OP-1-Signed-Mouse Artist: Stanley Mouse Venue: Avalon Ballroom Promoter: Family Dog Presents Items: Original poster AVAL-FD-014 Edition 1 / CP006275 / CP01525 Description: 1 original, 2 reprints, 2 pirates, 1 silk screen (14 x 20) Price: 3500.00 Original poster -FD-014 Edition 2 / Description: "14(2) in lower right-hand corner. See Eric King's book for complete details. Price: 250.00 Original poster -FD-014 Edition 3 / Description: "14(3) in lowever right-hand corner. See Eric King's book for complete details. Price: 100.00 Handbill AVAL-FD-014 Edition 1 / CP005272 / CP00520 Description: 2 original handbill designs. See Eric King's book for complete details. (5-1/2 x 7-3/4) Price: 600.00 Performers: 1966-06-24 1966-06-25: Avalon Ballroom Set: Family Dog Series Big Brother and the Holding Company / Quicksilver Messenger Service ------------------------------ AVAL-FD-016 1966-07-08 P-1 --------- 1966-07-08 / AVAL FD-016 CP006277 / CP01527 Sir Douglas Quintet, Everpresent Fullness at Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Private Notes: FD-HB(green) FD-OP-1-Signed-Mouse Event: Keep California Green Artist: Alton Kelley Venue: Avalon Ballroom Promoter: Family Dog Presents Items: Original poster AVAL-FD-016 Edition 1 / CP006277 / CP01527 Description: 1 original, 1 reprint, 1 pirate (14-3/16 x 20- 1/4) Price: 900.00 Original poster -FD-016 Edition 2 / Description: "No. 16-2" in lower right-hand corner. See Eric King's book for complete details. Price: 40.00 Handbill AVAL-FD-016 Edition 1 / CP005273 / CP00521 Var. A Description: 1 original with 2 variants. See Eric King's book for complete details. (8-1/2 x 11) Price: 500.00 Performers: 1966-07-08: Avalon Ballroom Set: Family Dog Series Sir Douglas Quintet / Everpresent Fullness ------------------------------ AVAL-FD-017A 1966-07-15 P-1 --------- 1966-07-15 / AVAL FD-017A CP006278 / CP01528 Love, Big Brother and the Holding Company at Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Notes: Cancelled show Private Notes: FD-HB FD-OP-1-Signed-Mouse Artist: Stanley Mouse Venue: Avalon Ballroom
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