When eBay first launched, I saw it as a golden opportunity to secure vintage - and most likely bootleg - concert posters from San Francisco's psychedelic days at the Fillmore, Winterland and the Avalon. I am hardly alone.
Wolfgang's Vault has capitalized on the enduring appeal of the material, however dicey their intellectual property rights may be. Rhino Entertainment, on the other hand, is going the high-art route, launching a line of 18 limited-edition remastered lithographs of Family Dog Presents posters.
Rhino has acquired the copyrights and logos to all graphic works created by the Family Dog Presents, signing a deal with the estate of Family Dog founder Chet Helms.
The 18 lithographs are some  of the most recognizable Family Dog posters, including shows by the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Signed and numbered, the lithographs will be produced in cooperation with the  creators and will be sold at Jack Gallery locations.
Artists Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Wes Wilson and Victor Moscoso will attend a launch event June 18 at the Jack Gallery located at L.A.'s the Grove.
Family Dog was created Helms, who moved to SF from Texas with Janis Joplin and became manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company. Beginning in 1966, he organized a series of weekly dance hall revues at the Avalon Ballroom, which became the premier venue for psychedelic happenings.