Booze, Jail, and Rock and Roll: A Wild San Francisco Ride

Booze, Jail, and Rock and Roll: A Wild San Francisco Ride

by Matt Steffich

The Steffich brothers, Matt and Mike took on San Francisco last month for an action packed weekend featuring the best in Rock and Roll. The main attraction was the 50th anniversary of the “Summer of Love”, an annual celebration of the psychedelic poster era hosted by an organization known as TRPS (The Rock Poster Society).

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The Family Dog Denver, 1967 – 1968

The Family Dog Denver, 1967 – 1968

by Matt Steffich

This blog post is all about my meeting with Scott B. Montgomery, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Denver in Colorado.

I met Scott during my recent trip to San Francisco for the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love (when thousands of young hippies descended on that city to celebrate life, music and their blossoming culture). 

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A Little History Lesson On Poster Art: Part I

A Little History Lesson On Poster Art: Part I

by Matt Steffich

Until the mid 1800’s “poster art” as we know it did not exist. Today poster art is regarded as highly collectible, revealing insight into the particular culture in which it was created. Since the 1800’s, poster art has been selling everything from Pairs Soap to Missing Persons.

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