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 THE POSTER ARTISTROCK POSTERS AND VALUE JAGMO POSTERS ORIGINAL ART POSTCARDS The Poster Artist Nels has written a number of articles on poster art, including a two-part piece titled "The Maverick Tradition: Postering in Austin, Texas" that appeared in Wes Wilson's OFFtheWALL poster journal, and "Armadillos, Pecadillos, and the Maverick Posterists of Austin, Texas" which was published in Prints and Printmakers of Texas, the Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual North American Print Conference. In addition to his graphic design activities, he has been practicing law since 1995. Licensed in California, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas and with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, he practices primarily in the areas of copyright, trademark, and entertainment law, and has written and lectured extensively on these topics. Nels is a founding board member of the American Poster Institute
(sponsor of the Flatstock poster shows), and a director of The Rock
Poster Society and the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture. He
served for several years on the packaging GRAMMY committees for
the San Francisco and Texas Chapters of the National Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences, and he has been Director of the SXSW
Continuing Legal Education program since 1997. Rock Posters and Value Over the past 40 years, concert posters have become increasingly sought after and collectible. In addition to their intrinsic value as compelling cultural artifacts, some concert posters have proven to be wise investments. Some posters, including many originally distributed for free, sell today for hundreds (and, in rare cases, even thousands) of dollars. Many different factors may govern what a particular poster sells for, including: In the end, however, the real value of any concert poster is how much personal enjoyment the owner receives from it -- the extent to which the poster reminds him or her of a favorite performer, a memorable performance or a cherished venue, the extent to which it enriches and illuminates his or her visual universe, or the eloquence with which the poster expresses something he or she wants to say. Regardless of the price attached to any poster at any particular time, its real value is limitless and can't be measured in terms of dollars and cents. Jagmo Posters  All of the concert posters listed on this site were commissioned by the performing artists themselves or their agents -- managers, promoters, publicists -- for particular scheduled events or as tour posters. Most print runs were small. Typically 300 or fewer posters were printed. In only a very few cases were as many as 500 posters printed. Because most of the posters printed were hung around town or otherwise distributed before the advertised event, quantities currently available are necessarily limited.
Most posters were off-set printed. Many of the off-set posters were printed by legendary Austin printer Terry "Speleo" Raines on one of his Heidelberg presses. The paper used was generally .012, .010, .008., 80# coated cover, 70# offset, 65# carnival cover, or 67# Bristol. A few posters, typically the larger-format posters, were screen printed by Bee-Bop Printing. Original Art Original art is available for most of the posters shown on this site. To inquire regarding purchase, call Nels at (248) 885-8475 or email him at nels@jagmo.com. Postcards Postcards of some of the poster designs also are available; if interested e-mail Jagmo. Among the postcards available are: The Band ($4) |
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