We stayed close to home this year in selecting beloved Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick to design this year’s commemorative poster. Tony put his superior collage skills to work in crafting a fantastical design that captures the city’s beauty, mystery and a little bit of darkness that is rock ‘n’ roll. Each element is carefully selected from Tony’s treasury of found images and painstakingly cut out and applied to become a gorgeous mashup of Chicago artifacts from storied ginjoints and music clubs, the CTA, historical images and more. We’ve reproduced the art in two very special editions. As with all of our posters, we only print one run and once sold out will not be re-issued.
Each print will also include additional embellishments hand-applied by the artist to make it a truly one-of-a-kind memento. This version does not include the band lineup. Printed in a numbered edition of 250 that is also signed by both Tony Fitzpatrick and Lollapalooza/Jane’s Addiction founder Perry Farrell. Tony numbered each poster and applied a hand-designed stamp as his signature.
