The Art of the Grateful Dead

From psychedelic posters and classic photographs to painted guitars and T-shirts, a trippy new exhibit reveals the treasures of the soon-to-open Grateful Dead Archive. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

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galleries/2010/03/03/the-art-of-the-grateful-dead/grateful-dead---san-fransico_em9uxg — Herb Greene, 710 Ashbury Street, San Francisco, CA, 1966. Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, University of California, Santa Cruz. Grateful Dead Archive.

galleries/2010/03/03/the-art-of-the-grateful-dead/grateful-dead---fillmore_ijml6p — Amalie Rothschild, Exterior of Fillmore East, January 1970. Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, University of California, Santa Cruz. Grateful Dead Archive.

galleries/2010/03/03/the-art-of-the-grateful-dead/grateful-dead---rose_g3a3cd — American Beauty album cover, 1970, copyright 2010 Alton Kelley.

galleries/2010/03/03/the-art-of-the-grateful-dead/grateful-dead---latvala-box-1_rvgggy — Dick Latvala, 7" Audio tape box, reverse with list from May 8, 1977 show at Barton Hall, Cornell University. Ithaca, Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, University of California, Santa Cruz. Grateful Dead Archive.

galleries/2010/03/03/the-art-of-the-grateful-dead/grateful-dead---latvala-box-2-color_xnwqvf — Dick Latvala, 7" Audio tape box, reverse with list from November 7 & 8, 1970 shows at Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York, and May 6, 1970 show at Kresge Plaza, M.I.T. Cambridge, MA. Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, University of California, Santa Cruz. Grateful Dead Archive

galleries/2010/03/03/the-art-of-the-grateful-dead/grateful-dead---notebook_pijos8 — Dick Latvala, Notebook page for May 8, 1977 show at Barton Hall, Cornell University. Ithaca, New York Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, University of California, Santa Cruz. Grateful Dead Archive.

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galleries/2010/03/03/the-art-of-the-grateful-dead/grateful-dead---radio-city-music-hall_hvbnrk — Dennis Larkins and Peter Barsotti, Radio City Music Hall poster Oct. 22-31, 1980. Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, University of California, Santa Cruz. Grateful Dead Archive.

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