Name/Title
(1965) Joan Baez & Bob Dylan, East Coast Tour Handbill (AOR-1.101)Description
Joan Baez & Bob Dylan
“In Concert”
East Coast Tour
February–March 1965
Handbill (AOR-1.101)
Artist: Eric Von Schmidt
This handbill was produced for a series of East Coast performances by Joan Baez and Bob Dylan in early 1965. The design is cataloged as AOR-1.101 in The Art of Rock, the standard reference for early American concert posters and handbills. Von Schmidt’s stylized “VS” monogram appears at the lower left.
The composition features graphic, flat-color portraits rendered in orange, black, white, and blue. The simplified forms and strong contour lines reflect mid-1960s concert promotion design associated with the American folk revival.
Tour Context
Dylan and Baez appeared together on a limited run of U.S. dates between late February and late March 1965. Venue-imprinted variants of this handbill are documented for Raleigh, Pittsburgh, and New Haven, indicating that the generic design was adapted for specific cities on the tour.
These performances occurred during a transitional period in Dylan’s career, several months before his July 1965 appearance at the Newport Folk Festival. The handbill documents a moment when Dylan and Baez were still publicly billed together on tour during the height of the American folk revival.Create Date
August 1, 2025Update Date
October 15, 2026