2010.54.790

• counter culture

Top edge has: "Streetart / The Punk Poster In San Francisco" in red text. Below is an image of a human mouth and black and white stripes. The bottom left corner of the poster has as small red border that contains a smaller version of the image on the poster and the text: "Streetart / The Punk Poster in San Francisco 1977-1981 / Peter Belisto, Bob Davis, Marian Kester". Just to the right of this is" Dealers, bookstore, / record and accessory shops: / For phone orders call (415) 824 - 6636" in red text. The bottom right corner of the poster has: "A / com / pilation / of punk / posters / circulated in / San Francisco / between 1977 - / 1981. STREETART / is now available. In / all, 140 exemplary / posters have been / reproduced in this 128 / page visual anthology. / Measuring 8 1/2 x 11 inches / STREETART comes perfect / bound with red and black co- / ver. The book is brimming with / pertinent data on San Francisco's / punk underworld (one of the / world's more notorious), from its in- / ception to the present. The bands, per- / sonalities, events and politics of the / punk era are illuminated in this graphic / documentation of America's most vital music / and art form.