Vintage 1963 Poster, Pasadena Art Museum

Description

Original membership promotional poster from the Pasadena Art Museum. The poster features an image by Wasily Kandinsky and cites admission … more Original membership promotional poster from the Pasadena Art Museum. The poster features an image by Wasily Kandinsky and cites admission to the 1963 retrospective as a benefit of membership. This allows us to date the poster to 1963 - 1964. Measures 13 x 22 inches. The colors are brick red and mustard yellow, with white accents. Excellent condition. Poster was stored flat (never rolled) and has little handling wear. See photos and condition report for full details.

The Pasadena Art Museum played a seminal role in the development of contemporary art in Southern California during the 1960s. It was relatively short-lived, from 1953 - 1975.

The exhibition referenced on the poster is "Wasily Kandinsky: A Retrospective Exhibition," organized by the Guggenheim Museum in 1963. After leaving New York, it traveled to the Pasadena Art Museum, and continued to several other venues including the San Francisco Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Worcester Art Museum.

The last photo is from a Wall Street Journal article and shows Andy Warhol, Billy Al Bengston, and Dennis Hopper in suits and ties at the opening of Marcel Duchamp's 1963 retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum (Duchamp was also there, and played chess with a nude Eve Babitz the next day). Photo by Julian Wassar.

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