Cure of Souls
Poster
1988 (Designed and printed)
1988 (Designed and printed)
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Psychedelic Solutions was a gallery in New York which specialised in psychedelic posters from the 1960s onwards but which closed in the mid-1990s. This poster is of particular interest because it depicts a new form of graphics which was introduced in the 1960s - the decorated acid blotter squares. Blotting paper was soaked with LSD and divided by perforations so that individual 'hits' could be sold. The different types of LSD were indicated by the different imagery printed on them: the blotters had specially designed logos and a wide range of images.
Object details
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| Title | Cure of Souls (generic title) |
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| Brief description | 'Cure of Souls', poster for an exhibition at the Psychedelic Solution Gallery; New York City, 1988 |
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| Credit line | Given by Julia Bigham |
| Object history | Poster for an exhibition held at the Psychedelic Solution Gallery, 33 W and 8th st, NYC between Jan 4-31st 1988, curated by Mark McCloud. |
| Summary | Psychedelic Solutions was a gallery in New York which specialised in psychedelic posters from the 1960s onwards but which closed in the mid-1990s. This poster is of particular interest because it depicts a new form of graphics which was introduced in the 1960s - the decorated acid blotter squares. Blotting paper was soaked with LSD and divided by perforations so that individual 'hits' could be sold. The different types of LSD were indicated by the different imagery printed on them: the blotters had specially designed logos and a wide range of images. |
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| Accession number | E.514-1998 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2009 |
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