Featured Found a signed Grateful Dead poster at thrift store today - who signed it?

Discussion in 'Art' started by journeymagazine, Mar 11, 2021.

  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Went to a local thrift store today & was able to get this beautiful Grateful Dead poster + a gold foil signed (in plate) Erte print.

    The dead poster has a 3d COA at the bottom right corner which makes me think at least the signature is legit - even though the back of the frame says ART.COM so I'm assuming the poster is a copy?

    I recognize Pinkerton as the last/second name - and I found a Chris Pinkerton who signed a Grateful Dead piece that I think he took the photograph of?
    But the first name makes me think Britto(!) & I couldn't find a Britto Pinkerton!
    Any idea who the signature/s are by?
    Is that small square 3D COA in lower corner a Grateful Dead COA?

    Thank you for any info.
    PS - My 2 finds today!

    ART POSTER A GROUP GRATEFUL DEAD & ERTE 1AA.JPG
    ART POSTER GRATEFUL DEAD SIGNED & COA PINKERTON 1AA.JPG ART POSTER GRATEFUL DEAD SIGNED & COA PINKERTON 2CAA.JPG ART POSTER GRATEFUL DEAD SIGNED & COA PINKERTON 6AA.JPG ART POSTER GRATEFUL DEAD SIGNED & COA PINKERTON 7AA.JPG ART POSTER GRATEFUL DEAD SIGNED & COA PINKERTON 9AA.JPG ART POSTER GRATEFUL DEAD SIGNED & COA PINKERTON 9AAA.JPG
     
  2. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Journey, check Google for "Biffle" (Richard Biffle) and Chris Pinkerton.
     
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  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Two signatures. Britto and Pinkerton. They may have collaborated. I'd assume Romero Britto and Chris Pinkerton.

    Debora
     
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  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Britto's signature from internet for comparison.

    Debora

    romero-britto-big-apple-hand-signed_1_1805031fa377ae89ad5195d04b7ae498.jpg
     
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  5. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    So the signatures on the poster are just part of the printing process, not signed after the fact, right?
     
  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Yep.

    Debora
     
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  7. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    So why the dead coa?
     
  8. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

    Richard Biffle and Chris Pinkerton starting working together in 2004, almost nine years after Gerry Garcia died. The Dead was never the same after 1995.
     
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  9. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

    That’s not a COA, “officially Licensed GDP product”.
     
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  10. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    I dealt in the old dead posters in the early 90's and I knew the guy that printed all the originals too.
     
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  11. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    The only item with this image found on the internet, so far, was a t-shirt.
     
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  12. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    I couldn't find it anywhere!
     
  13. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    These are the search words I used ... grateful dead taj mahal
     
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  14. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Fabulous prints!. I’d have run out of the door with those :)
     
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  15. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Me, too!
     
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  16. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    What do you think of this one - when people on this forum can't find another example (except on a t-shirt), that seems rare or unusual, right?
     
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  17. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Probably especially if INH can’t find anything as she has access to parts of the web us mere mortals haven’t set foot in:p
     
  18. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    I suppose so, my experience is with the psychedelic era stuff - don't know about the later gear, sorry
     
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  19. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Guys, I had this hanging on a wall & noticed yesterday while passing by it - there is a 2nd; hand signed(in pen?) set of signatures besides the signed in plate set of signatures!!
    ART POSTER GRATEFUL DEAD LARGE POSTER 3BAA (2).JPG ART POSTER GRATEFUL DEAD LARGE POSTER 2AA (2).JPG ART POSTER GRATEFUL DEAD LARGE POSTER 3DAA (2).JPG
     
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  20. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    PS - it's right above the back right corner of the carpet the skeleton is flying - this must add a good amount to it's value right?
    And any thoughts why another hasn't been found (besides on a t shirt) - could it be a artist proof that was never mass produced?
     
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