Object Details
- Creator
- National Museum of American History
- Views
- 2,189
- Video Title
- Founding Fragments - Ken Kesey's Acid Test Signboard
- Description
- In the mid-1960s, novelist and counterculture guru Ken Kesey used this large plywood invitation to promote the activities of his "Merry Pranksters," an itinerant band of free thinkers, on their cross-country travels. Host Tory Altman talks with curator Eric Jentsch to learn more about this colorful relic of early hippie culture. The "Founding Fragments" video series gets up close and personal with historical treasures in the collection of the National Museum of American History. Subscribe to our channel to find out about future episodes, or learn more at https://americanhistory.si.edu/connect/founding-fragments. Written, directed, and edited by Kent Chadwick
- Video Duration
- 5 min 2 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- smithsonian "american history" history museum
- Uploaded
- 2014-10-09T16:03:22.000Z
- Type
- Conversations and talks
- YouTube Videos
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- SmithsonianAmHistory
- National Museum of American History
- YouTube Channel
- SmithsonianAmHistory
- YouTube Category
- Education
- Topic
- American History
- Record ID
- yt_59hitrXh-xQ
