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WES WILSON (1937-2020)
THE BEARD / BY MICHAEL MCCLURE. 1966.
20x14 inches, 50¾x35½ cm. Condition A: minor creases and abrasions at corners. Paper.
"'The Beard,' by Michael McClure, was a popular play that imagined a confrontation between Billy the Kid and Jean Harlow. This was the only production of the play held at The Fillmore, but it was held at many other venues in the area around the same period. The production ended with explicit oral sex between the protagonists, and often resulted in cast member arrests, until the ACLU intervened. Because it was a one-time production, this poster was produced in very limited quantity." Warhol made a film version in this same year. This is the 1st printing, printed on vellum, with a white verso; the 2nd printing has a blue verso. BG-19.
