Woodstock Press Pass Document for Fred W. McDarrah / Program for the Festival / Program for the Documentary Film
  • ephemera
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white & color
  • 3 vol. : 27.8 x 21.8 cm. (press release) ; 27.5 x 21.3 cm. (program for the film) ; 27.5 x 21.3 cm. (program book)
  • 3 vol. : [1] pp. (press release) ; 48 pp. (program for the film); [unpaginated] (program book)
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Woodstock Press Pass Document for Fred W. McDarrah / Program for the Festival / Program for the Documentary Film

[Two Books and Cover Letter]

Bennett Sims, Paul Williams, Abbie Hoffman, Stan Coryn, John Sinclair, Michael Wadleigh

Woodstock Press Pass Document for Fred W. McDarrah / Program for the Festival / Program for the Documentary Film

description

Formal Letter of Identification on official Woodstock Group letterhead reserving two press passes for Fred W. McDarrah of the Village Voice, dated August 1, 1969, for the three day Woodstock Music and Art Fair : The Aquarian Exposition. Also includes two programs for the festival. Program One "3 Days of Peace and Music" features: "Words: No Title," by Bennett Sims ; a text by Paul Williams ; advertisements by Elktra Records, RCA, and others directed at festival goers ; quotes from lyrics of performers accompanied by photos or other visuals ; text by Abbie Hoffman ; "Confessions of a Record Company Exec," by Stan Coryn ; "Love," a poem by John Sinclair ; and a list of the full performance line up at the back. Program Two "3 Days of Peace and Music : Woodstock, a Film by Michael Wadleigh" features: stills of documentary footage of the festival accompanied by lines of uncredited poetry ; stylized photographs of the festival performers ; and a text at the back describing the filming process. Both programs feature a wide variety of photographs, fonts, and a cross section of graphic styles from the era, alternating between full color on glossy paper and yellow paper printed in black and red.

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