Original 1st printing 19 x 35" concert/event poster for Monterey International Pop Festival, held at the Monterey (CA) County Fairgrounds from 6/16-18/1967.

 Although no bands/acts are listed, the 3-day event featured appearances by: the Association, Laura Nyro, Blues Project, the Paupers, Buffalo Springfield (with David Crosby), the Byrds, Simon & Garfunkel, Steve Miler Blues Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Al Kooper & Friends, Electric Flag, Canned Heat, Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin), Jefferson Airplane, Otis Redding with Booker T. & the MG's, The Who, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Country Joe & the Fish, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Beverley, Lou Rawls, Eric Burdon & the Animals, High Masekela and the Mamas & the Papas (with Scott McKenzie).

 Design by Tom Wilkes, image (small version) is featured in the Art of Rock on page 258 (plate 3.5).

 Thick foil-coated index stock poster is in decent/used (B/B- to B-) condition; there are a number of fairly pronounced creases/thin bends/handling dings throughout the piece- the heaviest creasing is mostly in the lower margin area (a couple of large bends) and just above the top border of the image area, along with a bit of surface wear (tiny thin scratches, rub marks/scuffs), a few thin jagged stress creases hiding within the image area, a set of tack holes (all four corners), a 3/4" tear in the upper left margin and a couple of areas where the foil is starting to tighten up... definitely a bit of a battle-worn example, but EVERY single example I have seen of the large version has had some form or another of wear/damage.

 Unlike the small-format versions (which were mostly remaindered and sold after-market), the large-format version was distributed at the event (see photo- c. 1967 Lisa Law)

Absolutely ICONIC psychedelic image in the somewhat seldom-seen large format. This is only the third large one I have seen since I started holding the auctions in 2006.