Eric Clapton sits backstage in San Francisco before a 1968 performance. Cream performed several nights of concerts in San Francisco in March of 1968, both at the Fillmore Auditorium and Winterland Ballroom.
Clapton is strumming his 1964 Gibson SG nicknamed "The Fool" for the colorful psychedelic mural design he had painted on the neck and body of the guitar by the famed Dutch artists. The design collective also outfitted Cream with intricate, vibrant costumes for their tour and painted a drumset for Ginger Baker and a Fender Bass VI for Jack Bruce.
Clapton played this guitar on Cream's first US Tour and on their follow up album Disreali Gears. After Cream broke up he gave the guitar to his pal George Harrison who gave it to Jackie Lomax, who passed it on to Todd Rundgren. It is one of the most iconic guitars of the era, and was later sold at auction to a private collector.
Release Notes:
This is a signed original Lifetime Photograph by Jim Marshall.
Lifetime Photographs were typically:
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Printed as 11" x 14" or 16" x 20" (sheet size), and were not designated as limited editions (with very few exceptions).
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Produced as silver gelatin prints (black & white), or C-prints and pigment prints (color), and occasionally as platinum and dye-transfer prints.
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Printed and signed by Jim Marshall between the mid-1990s and 2010. Older pieces are usually smaller and dry-mounted, and we classify those as "Vintage."
Collector's Notes:
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These signed photographs come directly from Jim Marshall's estate archive, and are now extraordinarily rare and increasingly valuable.
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Pieces will usually ship within a few days of purchase.
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Buyers will receive a certificate of authenticity following delivery of your artwork.
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