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Pristine vintage Dolly Parton silkscreen — an original from rock poster artist K. Chillis, whose collectible prints are rare finds, rarer still in mint deadstock condition.
Dated 1979, printed between 1979 and 1984. Acquired at sale from a private collection and uncirculated since. Not a reprint, not a reissue, not a reproduction. 100% authentic, guaranteed.
The imagery captures Dolly Parton in the full radiance of her prime — big hair haloed like a country queen's crown, warm smile turned toward something just off-frame, that unmistakable presence that read from the back row of every venue she ever played. K. Chillis renders her with the reverence she always earned but rarely demanded, the linework dense around the eyes and softer through the smile, a portrait that captures both the icon and the person the icon protected. In silkscreen — heavier stock, richer inks, deliberate pressure — the medium itself feels like a fitting tribute: something built to last, something meant to hold up over time.
Dated 1979, this places Dolly at the height of her crossover era, when she was already country royalty and just beginning to become an American institution — the Nashville songwriter who wrote "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" in the same afternoon, who turned Dollywood into a monument to her Sevierville roots, who founded the Imagination Library and put a book a month into the hands of millions of kids who might never have owned one. Today she's gone, and country music lost something that can't be replaced or replicated. This poster is a small piece of that light — one of the truly one-of-a-kind silkscreens in the Chillis catalog, a keepsake of an artist honoring another artist whose voice, wit, generosity, and songwriting will outlast us all.
Paper measures 20 1/4" x 22 1/2" on heavy weight silkscreen stock. Happy to answer questions and suggest some easy framing options.
Condition: Pristine. Never hung, never rolled, never displayed. Any framed wall photos are Photoshop mockups. Sale is for the print only.
Shipping: Posters ship free via USPS Ground Advantage in a heavy-duty rigid poster tube. USPS Priority Mail upgrade available at buyer's expense. Interested in more than one title? Contact us for a discount code and combined shipping.
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