Description
This authentic 1967 Rick Griffin Mescalito Huichol Indian vintage poster, distributed by Berkeley Bonaparte in Berkeley, California, is offered in Excellent Grade A condition on light brown-toned paper. Rendered in Griffin’s legendary pen-and-ink linework, the image presents a contemplative Huichol shaman seated cross-legged beneath a wide-brimmed sombrero, chin resting on hand, surrounded by a dense, hallucinatory thicket of desert flora, spirit faces, and crawling vines that reward close viewing.
Rick Alden Griffin (1944-1991) set the iconographic terrain for three West Coast subcultures — surf, psychedelia, and the Grateful Dead universe. From Surfer magazine to the Jimi Hendrix Flying Eyeball and Aoxomoxoa, Griffin fused underground comix precision with mystic symbolism. Heart and Torch affirmed his importance with Rick Griffin’s Transcendence at the Laguna Beach Art Museum, the first major museum retrospective devoted to his work.
For collectors seeking original vintage posters, this Berkeley Bonaparte issue is prized for its warm tan stock and crisp brown-black impression, distinct from the full-color edition also printed. This example shows clean margins, sharp detail, and even age-appropriate toning with no folds or pinholes noted, ideal for archival framing without restoration. As with all authenticated vintage posters, stock, ink, and provenance are guaranteed with a Certificate of Authenticity for secure collecting.
Among vintage posters for sale, Griffin’s Mescalito remains a blue-chip counterculture icon. This certified vintage poster delivers museum presence for a gallery wall, music room, or investment collection, ranking among true antique posters of the psychedelic era at their most evocative and display-ready, framed.
Size: 16.75″ x 21″ – Date: 1967
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