13th Floor Elevators Poster
The pre-concert 1st printing measures 14 1/8" x 19 15/16" on vellum with "The Bindweed Press San Francisco" in the green border under "Avalon." The Family Dog logo is white.
The 2nd printing is 14 1/4" x 20" on vellum thicker than that of the 1st printing. The Family Dog logo is black, and "No. 24-2" appears in the lower right corner. "(c) Family Dog productions 639 Gough Street San Francisco, Calif. 94102" is in the lower left corner. The 2nd printing was produced after the concert.
Born in Detroit, Stanley Miller became known as "Mouse" after illustrating countless notebooks with his signature rodent sketch. Miller found an outlet for his creativity in pin-striping cars and airbrushing hot rod designs on posters and T-shirts. Mouse migrated to San Francisco in 1964, where he first met the artists associated with Family Dog, the organization producing dance concerts at the Avalon Ballroom. With collaborator Alton Kelley, Mouse experimented broadly with composition, lettering and imagery: Kelley came up with the ideas and Mouse executed the designs. Mouse and Kelley helped to establish the psychedelic style of expression under the name Mouse Studios.