Grateful Dead — Stanley Mouse [artist] | Promotional poster for From the Mars Hotel

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Grateful Dead — Stanley Mouse

From the Mars Hotel promotional poster, signed, 1974

Poster (51 x 23’’). Featuring the album art designed by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley, signed by Mouse in the lower right corner; a few light creases.

Signed by Stanley Mouse in gold ink. The partially illegible text underneath the title reads, “Ugly Rumors,” if turned upside down and mirrored. This was originally the working title for the album—a reference to their time staying at the Mars Hotel. According to Phil Lesh, “It was originally supposed to be ‘Ugly Roomers,’ a self-deprecating dig at ourselves, but we changed it to ‘rumors’ out of respect to the boarders at the hotel” (Kreutzman, Deal 193).