Hank Williams Canton 53
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Hank Williams 1953 Canton, OH Genuine Original Concert Poster for the Show He Died En Route To. An original, authentic concert-advertising window card for the great Hank Williams, scheduled to play on New Year's Day, January 1, 1953 in Canton, Ohio. Mr. Williams died in the back of a car that was taking him to this very performance in the early morning hours of January 1, placing this poster squarely on "the day the music died" for subsequent generations of country, blues and mainstream music fans. Mr. Williams was just 29 years old.
In fact, this poster has never been auctioned off or sold publicly in the history of the planet. That's because with only two known in elite collections, and maybe one more hidden deep in a Canton family, there's never any movement on this poster; it's like a fossil buried 100 miles below the earth. It was found by the original owners tacked up inside an old barn in Canton, decades ago.
It's already been displayed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1990's. Ken Burns shot this very poster for his acclaimed Country Music eight-part PBS-TV docuseries in 2019, and for the accompanying coffee-table book, Country Music: An Illustrated History.
Measures 21 7/8" x 28 1/8" and grades to restored Very Good Plus condition. COA from Heritage Auctions and restoration done by Chameleon Restoration.
Condition details: This original poster was found inside a Canton, Ohio barn decades after the fact, so it needed TLC and restoration to bring it to the incredibly presentable shape it's in today. There are creases present throughout, heavy in places, mostly in the poster's lower half and primarily visible only when the poster is tilted at an angle to the light. The biggest poster-wide crease runs from the margin by Hank's bicep down through "Jamboree" and "Jethro" and ending at the end of "Hawkins." There is also much creasing in the yellow in the lower right corner area. Poster was once folded in half vertically, showing the traces of a crease down the center, but is now reinforced on the back and not a factor. Occasional touch-up to the lettering and yellow background was used sparingly.
https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entert ... 38-12001.s
Hank Williams 1953 Canton, OH Genuine Original Concert Poster for the Show He Died En Route To. An original, authentic concert-advertising window card for the great Hank Williams, scheduled to play on New Year's Day, January 1, 1953 in Canton, Ohio. Mr. Williams died in the back of a car that was taking him to this very performance in the early morning hours of January 1, placing this poster squarely on "the day the music died" for subsequent generations of country, blues and mainstream music fans. Mr. Williams was just 29 years old.
In fact, this poster has never been auctioned off or sold publicly in the history of the planet. That's because with only two known in elite collections, and maybe one more hidden deep in a Canton family, there's never any movement on this poster; it's like a fossil buried 100 miles below the earth. It was found by the original owners tacked up inside an old barn in Canton, decades ago.
It's already been displayed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1990's. Ken Burns shot this very poster for his acclaimed Country Music eight-part PBS-TV docuseries in 2019, and for the accompanying coffee-table book, Country Music: An Illustrated History.
Measures 21 7/8" x 28 1/8" and grades to restored Very Good Plus condition. COA from Heritage Auctions and restoration done by Chameleon Restoration.
Condition details: This original poster was found inside a Canton, Ohio barn decades after the fact, so it needed TLC and restoration to bring it to the incredibly presentable shape it's in today. There are creases present throughout, heavy in places, mostly in the poster's lower half and primarily visible only when the poster is tilted at an angle to the light. The biggest poster-wide crease runs from the margin by Hank's bicep down through "Jamboree" and "Jethro" and ending at the end of "Hawkins." There is also much creasing in the yellow in the lower right corner area. Poster was once folded in half vertically, showing the traces of a crease down the center, but is now reinforced on the back and not a factor. Occasional touch-up to the lettering and yellow background was used sparingly.
