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San Francisco Honors HASF's
Executive Director R. M. Leon

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors awarded HASF Executive Director Robert M. Leon on June 4, 2019, with a Certificate of Honor for his 41-year involvement with the Haight-Ashbury Street Fair (HASF). He has served as the Executive Director/Producer since 2007 with award winning results.

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What is Blotter Art?

Blotter Art is one of Underground America's most important (and misunderstood) forms of folk art! In the early 1970s Blotter Acid Art began to make an appearance on the streets of San Francisco. Shortly after, iconic images began to make their way onto the Blotter Paper. The logo could have been professionally printed or have been a rubber stamp of some freaky image. Today, Blotter Art is a highly collectable form of artwork. It has transcended the underground and is available to art lovers worldwide.

Jolly Roger ( S. Clay Wilson ) - (7.5 x 7.5 one sided art and perforated)

Price: $37.00

Jolly Roger based on the Skull and Crossbones designed by the alternative artist S. Clay Wilson. Each square contains a single skull image and a larger outline has been imposed over the top. This sheet is from the Mark McCloud collection.

All 4 pieces have light damage and creases, purchase's are non- refundable or purchase as is.

Condors in the Electro Magnetic Field - (7.5 x 7.5 one sided art and perforated)

Price: $37.00

Skull Lowrider - (7.5 x 7.5 one sided art and perforated)

Price: $27.00

Red Dragon - (4 x 4 one sided art, vintage and non - perforated)

Price: $12.00

Cherubs - (10 x 6.5 one sided art, un-cut and perforated)

Price: $62.00

Alfred Pluribus Neuman - (7.5 x 7.5 one sided art and perforated)

Price: $37.00

This sheet is from San Fransisco and was designed by underground artist "The Pizz" and contains a reference to famous "Mad Magazine" icon Alfred E. Pluribus Nueman, combined with the pyramid and the eye symbol which appears on US currency. Another great print from the Mark McCloud collection.

Leary Puddle - (7.5 x 7.5 one sided art and perforated)

Price: $37.00

The print on this sheet is made up of profiles of Dr. Timothy Leary over layered symbols from his smi2le theory. It's dimensions are 7 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches squares, and is comprised of 900 1/4 inch hits)

Leary Profile - (7.5 x 7.5 one sided art and perforated)

Price: $92.00

This piece is known as Leary Profile. This was issued at a time when Leary knew that his death was fairly imminent. It shows a detailed, full size profile image of Tim, imposed upon a background of "smi2le" and other images. The term "smi2le" stand for a theory of Leary's: "Space Migration=intelligence2x life extension". Other images superimposed on the Leary profile include a the image of death on his left shoulder, which in turn is printed on "skulls" which are based upon famous alternative artist S. Clay Wilson`s "Jolly Roger" icon. The musical notes which appear on his face are from another of Tim`s favourite blotter pieces.

Leary Rainbow - (7.5 x 7.5 one sided art and perforated)

Price: $37.00

A Warhol like series of profiles of Dr. Timothy Leary, each picture is made up of four individual hits. It's dimensions are 7 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches squares, and is comprised of 900 1/4 inch hits)