NEW YORK.-A huge archive of original rock and roll art will be sold at Bonhams in New York on Wednesday 14 May 2008, one of the first sales to be held at Bonhams prestigious new salerooms in the IBM building on Madison Ave.

The comprehensive sale of iconic items includes three decades of paintings, original artwork, drawings, sketches and studies, original printing plates and poster sets, featuring legendary bands, concerts and events. The Collection presents works by the most influential artists in Rock and Roll Art.

The collection is owned by fashion designer and musician, Peter Golding, who built the collection after picking up a poster from a protest concert in Hyde Park, London in 1967, taking great care and enthusiasm amassing his extensive archive over the years. Synonymous with Stretch denim, Golding was part of the 60s fashion movement and created the first “Designer” Jean in 1970 and then his renowned ACE boutique in London’s Kings Road in the mid 70s-80s with its celebrity clientele of stage, screen and rock & roll.

Artworks for famous bands and performers include: The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton The Cult, The Sex Pistols, U2, Kiss, The Who, Alice Cooper, Quicksilver Messenger, Sly and the Family Stone, Ike and Tina Turner, Metallica and Guns and Roses.

Artworks by leading artists include: Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelly, Victor Moscoso, Gary Grimshaw, Randy Tuten, David Singer, Dennis Larkins, Wes Wilson, Michael English and Nigel Waymouth.

If further proof were needed as to the importance of this collection it is the fact that Peter Golding’s `Inspirational Times’ collection was a major lender of items to the Tate Liverpool’s “Summer of Love Exhibition” 2005 which then went on to important museums in Germany and Austria 2006 and then shown at the Whitney NYC in 2007.

RICK GRIFFIN - Extensive work by the late Rick Griffin, revered as the Grand Master of this art form is included in the sale. As psychedelic rock of the late 1960s became more intense, inspired by artists and bands like Jimi Hendrix and The Grateful Dead, Griffin’s art for posters and album covers followed. Winged Eyeballs and skulls amongst many images began to feature in his work, as he also continued his cartoon and illustration commissions for Surfer and Zap Comics. Griffin said that he wanted his art to have the sort of heraldry found on family crests. It was for this reason that he continually used bold and powerful central imagery. Griffin’s most famous painting, `The Flying Eyeball’ of his original poster BG105 is one of the main highlights in the sale. Estimated to fetch $250,000-350,000, the painting measures more than 6 feet high. The Flying Eyeball poster originally commissioned for Bill Graham’s Filmore East 1968 concerts featuring Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall and Albert King has been a recurring icon and is considered one of the most perfectly executed works of psychedelic art created during the Fillmore era. Griffin was a unique talent in commercial art being both an excellent draftsman and an imaginative designer.

THE GRATEFUL DEAD - Artworks for the biggest band in US rock history, The Grateful Dead are well-represented throughout the sale. Rick Griffin and Stanley Mouse with Alton Kelley were key figures in producing this work. Mouse-Kelley’s combination of the Grateful Dead’s skull and roses is arguably one of the most famous single visual images linked with any rock group. Dennis Larkins extensive preparatory artwork for their stadium tours is also included and expected to especially appeal to knowledgeable “Deadheads”!

Highlights in the sale include:

THE GRATEFUL DEAD: By Rick Griffin: Grateful Dead - A Quarter of Century Estimate - $50,000-75,000, Acrylic on Canvas. By Rick Griffin: Grateful Dead - 'Without A Net' Tour, Estimate - $125,000-175,000, Acrylic on Canvas. By Stanley Mouse & Alton Kelley - Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station Estimate - $100,000-150,000, Acrylic on Canvas. By Stanley Mouse & Alton Kelley Grateful Dead – Skull & Roses, Estimate - $8,000-12,000. FD-26 Original printing plate-signed by the artists & framed by Kelley

Stanley ‘Mouse’ Miller - Born in California and son of a Disney Studio animator, Mouse’s destiny was affected by World War II as his family moved to Detroit where his interest in the West evolved into automobiles. He attended the Art School of the Society of Arts and Crafts and gradually became a legend with the airbrush and automobile related art. However, setting his sights on San Francisco, Mouse moved back West where he began an illustrious career in rock related design, including his legendry association with Alton Kelley.

BOB DYLAN ARTWORKS: By Rick Griffin, `Dylan and the Dead’ Estimate - $3,000-5,000. Hand Coloured Production Print for Dylan and The Dead album cover from the live album of the tour. Multi-framing by Alton Kelley. By Rick Griffin -` Dylan down in the Groove’ – Studies for Dylan album, Large Pencil sketch on tracing paper, Estimate - $4,000-6,000.

PINK FLOYD ARTWORKS: By Alton Kelley, Airbrush painting - Gold art deco framing by Kelley Estimate - $25,000-35,000.

JIMI HENDRIX ARTWORKS: Michael English & Nigel Waymouth (aka Hapshash And the Coloured Coat): Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Fillmore Auditorium NYC
Original ink on board artwork, Estimate - $75,000-125,000

British designers Michael English and Nigel Waymouth surreal illustrations were at the forefront of the UK design. Their pioneering techniques pushed the boundaries of printing to new heights creating a difference between the more sophisticated European printing techniques and the older plate method used by the American designers.

BACKGROUND ON PETER GOLDING - In 1970 Peter created the first “Designer” Jean in the true sense of the word. He then introduced bleach denim to the USA in 1973 which revolutionised American jeanswear. In 1978 Peter created the World’s First Stretch Jean.

His famous ACE Boutique on London’s Kings Road in the 70s and 80s became known as “The meeting Place of the Stars”. It became as legendary for its glamorous fashion as it did for its eclectic celebrity clientele which included The Rolling Stones, Queen, Marianne Faithfull, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Bianca Jagger, Jerry Hall and Jack Nicholson amongst many. Peter is an avid musician, very much dedicated to Blues and Jazz. He is a Fellow of The Chartered Society of Designers

The Peter Golding Collection will be sold at Bonhams in New York on Wednesday 14 (1pm) May 2008.
Viewing times -

Los Angeles Exhibition:Viewing: Friday 18th April, Saturday 19th April, Sunday 20th April, and. Monday 21st April. San Francisco Exhibition:Viewing: Friday 25th April, Saturday 26th April, Sunday 27th April, and Monday 28th April. New York Exhibition:Viewing: Friday May 9 10am – 5pm, Saturday May 10 10am – 5pm, Sunday May 11 12pm – 5pm, Monday May 12 10am – 5pm, Tuesday May 13 10am – 5pm. Sale. Wednesday May 14 at 1pm.