Grateful Dead 1983 Frost Amphiteater Stanford Red T-Shirt
Stanford University's Frost Amphitheater hosted multiple Dead shows across multiple decades. This 1983 performance represents the Dead at a moment when their presence on college campuses carried intellectual and cultural weight. Stanford, an institution that values both tradition and innovation, provided an appropriate venue for a band that had spent fifteen years proving that improvised rock music could achieve artistic sophistication.
Provenance: From the Eileen Law collection. Eileen Law's role as archivist and collector of Dead memorabilia makes her collection particularly significant. She attended shows, collected materials, and preserved them, understanding they represented cultural history worth preserving.
The red colorway references both the energy of live performance and the visual language the Dead employed for merchandise throughout the 1980s.
- Design on Front: 13pt Lightning Bolt Stanford Cal, Frost Amphitheater, August 20-21, 1983.
- Grateful Dead Productions GDP Copyright 1983.
- Condition: Shirt is new. Never worn.
- Adult Size: Medium.
- Includes LOA by Eileen Law