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This colorful and highly detailed illustration captures the spirit of LSU athletics and campus life, with a packed crowd of Tigers fans, players, cheerleaders, marching band members and Mike the Tiger, along with numerous humorous characters, signs and references throughout the scene. The artwork includes LSU football imagery along with references to the school\'s athletic accomplishments and traditions.
Holladay is particularly known for his densely populated collegiate sports illustrations, which combine caricature, school history, sports culture and humorous hidden details. This is an excellent piece of 1980s LSU Tigers memorabilia and would display especially well in an LSU collection, sports room, office or alumni collection.
Printed along the lower margin: John Holladay © Holladay Prints, Inc., Davenport, Iowa 52803.
Condition Summary
Overall, the poster remains in Very Good vintage condition and presents attractively despite its approximately 40 years of age. The primary image remains colorful and visually strong with no significant fading apparent. Vintage wear includes scattered handling marks and creasing, some curling/roll memory from rolled storage, and three tiny pinholes from previous hanging—one at the top center and one at each lower corner. The reverse has scattered foxing and staining consistent with age and storage. There is also minor edge and corner wear. Despite these imperfections, the artwork itself remains highly presentable with no major tears or significant damage affecting the central image.
Features
- Artist: John Holladay
- School: Louisiana State University / LSU
- Team: LSU Tigers
- Date: 1986
- Copyrighted John Holladay © 1986 within the artwork
- Publisher: Holladay Prints, Inc.
- Davenport, Iowa
- Features LSU football players and fans
- Features Mike the Tiger
- LSU cheerleaders and marching band imagery
- Detailed caricature crowd scene
- Numerous LSU references and humorous hidden details
- Classic purple and gold coloration
- Vintage 1980s collegiate sports memorabilia
- Approximately 24 in H × 18 in WShipping & Returns
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