Santana Poster
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Cesar Chavez led the NFWA into the Delano grape strike with trepidation: the Chicano workers, already the lowest-paid pickers in the fields, could hardly afford to lose wages. The movement did, however, achieve the desired effect over time and was joined by consumers in the form of a buyers' boycott and by foreign support. Lee Conklin, psychedelic artist nonpareil, drew the poster in smoky, fire-licked flames and the UFWA's eagle symbol, Chavez's adaptation of the Mexican flag's eagle, rose from the earth, a collage of human faces.
Lee Conklin's early influences were pen and ink masters Heinrich Kley and Saul Steinberg.After seeing articles featuring Wes Wilson's poster art, Conklin was inspired to visit San Francisco and show his art to Bill Graham. Conklin was soon commissioned to do posters and produced 31 original designs for the Fillmore between 1968 and 1969. Conklin rendered both graphics and calligraphy in intricate detail. What began as a personal challenge to disguise images within images and lettering soon turned into a concerted effort to turn every single letter and figure into another form, stretching the imagination to new limits.