Kerry Awn Posters
An Inventory of the Collection
Overview of the Collection | ||
| Creator: | Awn, Kerry | |
| Title: | Kerry Awn Posters | |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1974-2004 | |
| Bulk Dates: | 1980-1990 | |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of approximately two hundred and fifty music posters and handbills created by Kerry Fitzgerald, also known as Kerry Awn, an Austin iconographer and poster artist. | |
| Identification: | AR.2004.008 | |
| Quantity: | Approximately 250 posters | |
| Location: | Archives Stacks and Oversized Archives | |
| Language: | The records are in English. | |
| Repository: | Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe, PO BOX 2287, Austin, TX 78768 | |
Biographical Note
Kerry Awn is a poster artist, musician, and comedian from Austin, Texas. He specializes in Austin iconography, and has created posters for various music venues throughout Austin since the early 1970s.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains approximately two hundred and fifty music posters advertising shows at Austin venues such as the Roadhouse, Jovita’s, The Ritz, Willie’s Steamboat, Armadillo World Headquarters, Boondocks Club, Continental Club, Soap Creek Saloon, La Zona Rosa, Club Foot, Liberty Lunch, Velveeta Room. There are also Soap Creek Saloon music calendars and Roadhouse Café music calendars. Bands and musicians such as Jesse Taylor, Tracy Nelson, Uranium Savages, Charlie Daniels Band, Omar and the Howlers, Steam Heat are represented.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
None.
Index Terms | ||
| This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. | ||
| Persons: | ||
| Awn, Kerry. | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| Soap Creek Saloon. | ||
| Club Foot. | ||
| Liberty Lunch. | ||
| Continental Club. | ||
| Uranium Savages. | ||
| Roadhouse Café. | ||
| Places: | ||
| Austin (Tex.). | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| Rock groups – Posters. | ||
| Rock music - Posters. | ||
Related Material
Archives and Manuscript Collections
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Kerry Awn Posters (AR.2004.008). Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Texas.
Acquisition Information
Donor #: DO/2004/33
Donation Date: 2/18/2004
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Molly Hults in 2009 and encoded by Danica Galbraith in 2012.
Detailed Description of the Collection
| Location | Box | ||||||||||||
| qAR | 23 | Posters, 1974-2004 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Handbills, 1974-1997 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Handbills, 1980-1996 | ||||||||||||