The Family Dog

FD-26-OP-1

Concert Date
Sep 16, 1966
Artist
Alton Kelley
Stanley Mouse
Performer
Grateful Dead
Oxford Circle
Venue
Avalon Ballroom
Poster Type
Poster
Gallery
The Family Dog
Promoter
The Family Dog
About
This poster is absolutely the most famous in the Family Dog series, and one of the most famous posters of all time. The skeleton and roses image was taken from a piece done by a 19th century artist named Edward Joseph Sullivan. Mouse and Kelley colored the image, which was associated with the Grateful Dead as one of their logos for the rest of the band's career. This is one of the rarest and most expensive posters to obtain in good condition today.

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Graded Population

CGC Title
Venue
Date
FD-26-OP-1: Skeleton & Roses
Avalon Ballroom
September 16 & 17, 1966
All Grades
67
Population Share
Universal
48
71.6% of pop
Restored
12
17.9% of pop
Signature
7
10.4% of pop
Conserved
0
0% of pop
9.9
4
top 8.3%
0
--
1
top 14.3%
0
--
9.8
7
top 22.9%
0
--
2
top 42.9%
0
--
9.6
8
top 39.6%
0
--
2
top 71.4%
0
--
9.4
6
top 52.1%
0
--
0
--
0
--
9.2
5
top 62.5%
1
top 8.3%
2
top 100%
0
--
9.0
2
top 66.7%
0
--
0
--
0
--
8.5
1
top 68.8%
2
top 25%
0
--
0
--
8.0
2
top 72.9%
3
top 50%
0
--
0
--
7.5
5
top 83.3%
2
top 66.7%
0
--
0
--
7.0
4
top 91.7%
2
top 83.3%
0
--
0
--
6.0
1
top 93.8%
2
top 100%
0
--
0
--
5.5
1
top 95.8%
0
--
0
--
0
--
5.0
1
top 97.9%
0
--
0
--
0
--
4.5
1
top 100%
0
--
0
--
0
--

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