"Classic Rock & Roll Art by Tom Wilkes" on Display at Doc's Music Hall

MUNCIE, IN - GRAMMY® Award winning artist Tom Wilkes will exhibit prints from his collection September 6th through 30th at Doc's Music Hall, 215 South Walnut St. in downtown Muncie.

"Classic Rock & Roll Art by Tom Wilkes" show and sale is presented by munciedowntown.com, Rosie's Custom Frames, and The Allan Hays Company, a local internet and marketing firm partnered with Wilkes to promote the sale of The Beatles' rare "Peace to Monterey" artwork later this year.

Asked by Beatles' publicist, Derek Taylor, to create an ad for Wilkes' Monterey International Pop Festival program book in 1967, the four Beatles complied with a psychedelic masterpiece. The original "Peace to Monterey" pen and ink drawing is the only known visual art to which they all contributed. Hidden in his safe deposit box for nearly 40 years, it is believed to be the most valuable Beatles artifact ever offered for public sale.

"Lithographs of the 'Peace to Monterey' artwork will be among the prints on display at the art show and sale," said Carey Hays, spokesperson for Wilkes. "This illustration really conveys the mood of 1967 in its message of peace and love. And now, 40 years later, that message is just as relevant."

Along with the "Peace to Monterey" prints, the art show and sale features Wilkes' iconic poster from the Monterey Pop Festival, rejected album cover artwork for George Harrison and Neil Young, and select prints from his "Legends of the West" series including rare photographs of Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris and bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe.

Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will benefit Project Interspeak, a not-for-profit environmental and human rights organization devoted to planetary enhancement programs, directed by Wilkes.

An opening reception will be held during First Thursday Downtown, September 6 from 5 to 8 pm. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Tom Wilkes' silver foil psychedelic poster for the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 became an iconic symbol for the Summer of Love. Signed prints of the poster will be on exhibit at the "Classic Rock & Roll Art by Tom Wilkes" show and sale through September 30 at Doc's Music Hall in downtown Muncie, IN.



Background information:
www.peacetomonterey.com


Contact:
The Allan Hays Company, LLC
405 S. Walnut, Suite 206, Muncie IN 47305
Carey Hays, 765-760-3187 Email: carey@munciedowntown.com
Allan Hays, 765-284-9138 Email: allanhays@gmail.com

Doc's Music Hall
215 S. Walnut Street, Muncie IN 47305
Phone: 765-286-0949
Website: www.myspace.com/docsmusichall