ERIC VON SCHMIDT ( 1931-2007) IN CONCERT, JOAN BAEZ & BOB DYLAN. 1965. 21 1/2x13 inches, 54 1/2x33 cm. Condition B+ / B: pin-holes in corners; creases and abrasions in image; scratch in image. Thick paper. Von Schmidt was a folk singer himself, in addition to being an artist, and became part of the Cambridge coffee house scene in the late 1950s which is where he met Bob Dylan. This poster, for a joint concert with Bob Dylan and Joan Baez is quite scarce, as allegedly Dylan was unhappy with the poster and it was barely used for the tour before it was shelved. The poster is a "blank," meaning the concert venues and dates were meant to be over-printed as needed. Very few of the actual over-printed copies exist. From an artistic point of view the poster is a stylistic tribute to images designed by Toulouse-Lautrec. From a musical point of view it is interesting to note that Dylan is pictured with his acoustic guitar, which he gave up shortly thereafter in favor of his electric guitar.
