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An insider's archive of original Grateful Dead and Bay Area rock memorabilia, built over three decades by Furthur Foundation director Barbara Whitestone, featuring signed work by Rauschenberg, Moscoso, and Kelley. The archive reflects a genuine insider’s vantage on The Grateful Dead organization and is offered here and owned by her brother and consignor Leonard Bacchi Greco.
A 600-plus-item archive of original Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Bill Graham memorabilia spanning the late 1960s through the mid-1990s, assembled and preserved by Barbara Whitestone, a trusted figure inside the band's philanthropic world and longtime Executive Director of the Furthur Foundation. The collection comes to auction directly from her family.
FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS
Robert Rauschenberg Signed "Benefit Performance for the Rainforest" Poster (1988). A limited-edition Grateful Dead poster created for the band's Rainforest benefit performance at Madison Square Garden in 1988, signed in pencil by Robert Rauschenberg and numbered 2/250. One of the rare objects that places the Grateful Dead alongside a defining figure of twentieth-century American art, and the headline piece of the archive.
The Vintage Grateful Dead T-Shirt Collection (approximately 40 shirts, mint and unworn). A curated run of roughly forty vintage Grateful Dead T-shirts kept mint and never worn in their original packaging, spanning multiple eras of the band's touring history. More a wearable archive of original Grateful Dead graphic art than apparel, it stands as a collection in its own right.
Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir Signed Promotional Photograph. An original Grateful Dead promotional photograph signed in gold ink by both Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir.
Victor Moscoso "Neon Rose" Psychedelic Posters (1967). Neon Rose psychedelic posters from 1967, believed to be original work by Victor Moscoso, one of the artists who defined the San Francisco psychedelic poster movement.
Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse Fall 1971 Tour Poster Blanks (unused). Unused Grateful Dead Fall 1971 tour poster stock by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse, the artists behind the band's most enduring imagery.
Europe '72 "Black Book" (three copies). Three copies of the scarce Europe '72 Black Book distributed at the Grateful Dead's Lyceum Theatre performances in London, one of the legendary runs of the band's career.
THE ARCHIVE
Beyond the featured pieces, the archive includes:
- Extensive Grateful Dead backstage laminates and all-access credentials from 1980s and 1990s tours
- Grateful Dead Records and Round Records promotional postcard sets in exceptional condition
- Original "Wake of the Flood" proof sheets and album production materials
- Signed Bob Weir "Panther Dream" posters
- Grateful Dead Records stationery and internal office ephemera
- Original photographs of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Bill Graham, Mickey Hart, Donna Godchaux, and other members of the extended Grateful Dead family
- Bill Graham memorial material
- SEVA Foundation posters
- Weir and Wasserman tour memorabilia
- New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival artist credentials
- A signed Alton Kelley poster (1974)
- A unique Grateful Dead baseball jacket
- Vintage Grateful Dead label wine bottles with Bob Weir association
- Psychedelic concert posters, handbills, tour artifacts, and signed material throughout
Particularly noteworthy is the archive's concentration of insider material: working proofs, backstage credentials, promotional stock, stationery, correspondence, and tour ephemera that together offer an intimate and authentic look at the business and community surrounding the Grateful Dead organization during its most influential decades.
ABOUT THE COLLECTOR: BARBARA WHITESTONE
Barbara Whitestone (Queens, New York, d. 2013) spent her life inside the music world and the Grateful Dead's extended family. A social entrepreneur, she founded the personal management firm Organizational Common Sense in 1978 and ran it for more than twenty years, working primarily with people in the music industry. For thirteen years she served as Executive Director of the Furthur Foundation, the charitable foundation seeded by Bob Weir, and she remained a Board Member Emeritus alongside Carolyn Garcia. Her wider nonprofit work included Seeds of Change, Eco-Management, and the Adopt A Grandparent Program. A gifted artist, producer, and organizer, she lived in Marin County and Sonoma, California, and later in Arroyo Seco, New Mexico. The archive she built over those years reflects a genuine insider's vantage on the Grateful Dead organization, and is offered here by her family.
A complete inventory is available here. This collection is offered from the family of Barbara Whitestone and is sold as is, with no returns. Interested parties are encouraged to view it in person at our offices or to call with specific inquiries.
