| Queen Concert poster Cleveland 1978 |
![]() Made for the Jazz tour Nov. 25th 1978 when Queen played at Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio. Limited edition of 200 pieces. This is number 98. In stunning excellent conditions. This is the only case that Queen had a tour related poster made by an artist like the old American Great Band tradition. This is a silkscreened print not on paper but on heavy card. Believe me a wonderful item. Measures are 37x56 cm. Signed by original artist David Helton. hello I got an email from the original artist of this rare queen concert poster. It's very interesting, please read..... "hello...i'm sorry i'm just now getting back to you regarding the history
of that queen poster. yes, i did illustrate that poster back in 1978, i think. i did sign all 200 prints but only a few were signed by the band. i
did the poster for a friend of mine at the time who was doing his first local cleveland promotion for elektra records. he had just been hired by the label and he wanted a cool promotion with our radio station, WMMS for the appearance of queen coming to town. i suggested the limited edition poster idea as an on-air give-away with the station's listeners. at the time, i was doing all of WMMS artwork that included t-shirts, bumper stickers, billboards etc. with our "buzzard" mascot representing the station. anyway, this local elektra rep loved the idea and i started the art. i used a friend to model as the "queen" and i took photos and used her form for the figure. i wanted an "art nouveu" kind of feel to it but it doesn't succeed fully that way. i still liked the way it looked and the silk-screen printer made me a special print on glass. also, elektra was very happy with the promotion and had me a signed framed poster made. we gave away about 180 of the posters and the rest were used by the label. i got to meet the band after the show so i remember this as a great experience. glad you haved enjoyed the image and that you have a museum of such a great band. you can google "WMMS buzzard" and find out more about the station. thanks and good luck. david helton" |
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