On March 3, 1968 the Grateful Dead played a free show on their now legendary flat bed truck as part of the Haight Street Fair. Jim Marshall was there and captured many photographs that day, several of which were included in the Live Dead album sleeve artwork.
The following day Jerry Carroll described the event for the San Francisco Chronicle saying, "A four-block stretch of fabled Haight Street yesterday was voluntarily surrendered to thousands of hippies and hippie-watchers. And the hippies did what they do best; they transformed the street into a sunny arcade of pleasure, celebrating the now with unqualified exuberance. The Grateful Dead’s full-throated roar drowned out a monotonous burglar alarm at one end of the street; the Tracy’s Coffee and Doughnuts people rolled their jukebox out on the sidewalk; and countless trios and quartets formed and dissolved in between."
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.
Please contact us with any questions about pricing and availability!