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“Summer of Love” inspired custom fashion designs by local artist George Stovall
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August 27, 2018 [St. Petersburg, FL] — The Florida Holocaust Museum presents a special rock & roll fashion program “Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion, and Rock & Roll” on Thursday, September 13th at the Museum. This program includes a display of custom rock & roll fashion designs by local artist George Stovall.
“My art has been influenced by Salvadore Dali’s work, especially his fascination with eggs and skulls and using disparate objects in such unusual ways to achieve thought provoking works. I also feel a kinship to the famous clothing designer and artist of the early to mid 20th century, Elsa Schiaparelli. I feel the same way she did in how clothing art ought to be used and displayed,” said Stovall.
Stovall fled to Berkeley, California in the late 1960’s from Wall Street. He was an attendee at Bill Graham’s Fillmore West during the “Summer of Love” and on until 1973. He had a part in the Altamont Speedway Free Festival that ended the “Summer of Love” in 1969.
This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution, which explores the extraordinary life of renowned music promoter Bill Graham (1931- 1991) who helped launch and promote the careers of countless rock & roll artists such as Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Fleetwood Mac, the Who, Led Zeppelin, the Doors, and the Rolling Stones. Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution also traces the indomitable spirit of a man brought to the United States as an eleven-year-old Jewish refugee fleeing the Nazis, fueling a lifelong passion and advocacy for justice. “Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion, and Rock & Roll” will take place on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at The Florida Holocaust Museum. This program is free and open to the public. To reserve your seat, please call 727.820.0100 ext. 301.
Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution is on display through February 10, 2019 at The Florida Holocaust Museum.
The Florida Holocaust Museum is located at 55 5th Street S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution is organized and circulated by the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, in association with the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, and made possible by the support of Alex Graham, David Graham, and Danny Scher.
Presented locally by Bank of America, with additional support from the State of Florida
Department of Cultural Affairs and The June Baumgardner Gelbart Foundation. About The Florida Holocaust Museum
2017 marked a monumental milestone for The Florida Holocaust Museum (The FHM) as the Museum celebrated its 25th Anniversary. One of the largest Holocaust museums in the country, and one of three nationally accredited Holocaust museums, The FHM honors the memory of millions of men, women and children who suffered of died in the Holocaust. The FHM is dedicated to teaching members of all races and cultures the inherent worth and dignity of human life in order to prevent future genocides. For additional information, please visit www.TheFHM.org.
Photos and credits  Custom designs by George Stovall.
Photo credit: Courtesy of George Stovall
 Custom designs by George Stovall.
Photo credit: Courtesy of George Stovall
 Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution at The Florida Holocaust Museum.
Photo credit: The Florida Holocaust Museum
 Rock promoter Bill Graham onstage before the final concert at Fillmore East.
Photo credit: John Olson. Fillmore East, New York, January 1, 1970. Chromogenic print. The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images. # # #
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