1528: Rolling Stones "Tongue" Logo Original Ar
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Current Lot Rolling Stones "Tongue" Logo Original Artwork Among the logos that are universally recognizable across the globe-Apple's apple, McDonald's golden arches, Nike's swoosh-only one hails from Rock & Roll: "The Tongue." Created by British graphic designer John Pasche, the Rolling Stones' wildly popular icon has come to transcend the realms of music and entertainment. Of course, seeing the fiery-red design with its luscious lips, pearly whites, and bulbous drop-of-blood tongue immediately calls to mind Mick and Keith, Sticky Fingers, "Brown Sugar" and marathon, ecstasy-inducing live shows. But the Tongue symbolizes far more. In an age rife with corporatization and bland homogenization, Pasche's enlightened design still achieves its original aims, encompassing the very essence of rebellion, anti-establishmentism, the counterculture and the sexual revolution. It is also a monumental, museum-worthy work of Pop Art that single-tonguedly synthesizes the psychedelic era in which it was born.Presented here is the one-and-only original artwork for the Tongue. Pasche hand-painted his masterpiece in black gouache on light-gauge artboard, which he then overlaid with a semi-opaque drawing cell, causing the black gouache to transmit as grey. He subsequently detailed the cell in black along the tongue's centerstrip and right edge, as well as in the crevice of the mouth. It was this exact artwork that Pasche submitted to the printer so that the trademark red color could be added in the production process, as was customary practice at the time. The cell sheet is adhered to its background with vintage brown tape, and the work demonstrates minor peripheral wear, as well as a tiny fleck missing from the crevice of the mouth. These negligible blemishes are mentioned only in the interest of strictest accuracy, and in no way distract from the overpowering visuals of the historic piece. Mirroring the artwork in its 22" x 34" frame is a full-color, high-resolution digital proof produced (from the original) and signed by Pasche a year ago as an aesthetic addition for display purposes.Provenance comes in the form of: 1) An extraordinary 1970 letter on Rolling Stones stationery; 2) A photocopy of the 1976 merchandising agreement that Pasche and the band's image representative Musidor drew up to combat copyright infringement by a German company; and 3) Pasche's letter of authenticity describing his affiliation with the Stones.1) 1970 Rolling Stones Letter: Dated April 29, 1970, this typewritten letter from noted Stones employee Jo Bergman appears on an 8" x 10" sheet of mint-green "The Rolling Stones" stationery and is addressed to Pasche at the Royal College of Art's Graphics Department. The missive reads, in full, "Dear John, Further to our recent discussions, I would like to confirm that we have asked you to design a poster for the forthcoming European tour by the Rolling Stones. We have also asked you to create a logo or symbol which may be used on note paper, as a programme cover and as a cover for the press book. I will speak to you on Friday, to let you know when it will be possible to see Mr. Jagger. Very truly yours, Jo Bergman." 2) Photocopy of 1976 Merchandising Agreement Between John Pasche and Musidor: This ten-page photocopied legal document (plus two related photocopied letters) addresses a German company's improper use of the copyrighted Tongue logo and reads, in small part, "By an oral agreement between the parties hereto concluded in March 1971 (hereinafter called ' the Agreement' ) Musidor commissioned Mr. Pasche as author to make a drawing of a tongue and mouth symbol a print whereof appears in the Schedule hereto (hereinaft
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