Stanley Mouse Limited-Edition Commemorative Print – Grateful Dead 60th Anniversary

Description

Own a piece of music history with this exclusive limited-edition print by legendary poster artist Stanley Mouse, created to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s debut performance under that name.

On December 4, 1965, at Ken Kesey’s Acid Test near San Jose State, the Grateful Dead played their first show as “the Grateful Dead”—a moment that would change music history forever. Sixty years later, San Jose Rocks honors this milestone with a commemorative poster designed by the artist who helped define the visual identity of the psychedelic era.

Stanley Mouse is the iconic artist behind the Grateful Dead’s most recognizable imagery, including the legendary skull-and-roses design. His concert posters from the Fillmore and Winterland are treasured artifacts of San Francisco’s countercultural revolution. For this special commission, Mouse has created an original work that captures the spirit of that groundbreaking night in San Jose—where the band, the name, and the legend all came together.

This premium print is available exclusively to supporters of the San Jose Rocks 60th anniversary commemoration project. As a limited-edition piece by one of rock’s most celebrated visual artists, it represents both an investment in preserving musical heritage and a tangible connection to the moment the Grateful Dead became the Grateful Dead.

Each print makes you a permanent steward of this historic moment, celebrating San Jose’s pivotal role in music history.

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