After parodying a Bob Dylan album for the Purdue game, we're doing something more recent for this third poster of Minnesota's Big Ten schedule. However, since I am spiritually an old man, "more recent" means going all the way to 1970. Our basis: Curtis Mayfield's debut album, Curtis.
Goldy is dressed in Mayfield's gold pants and jacket, with a couple of beaded necklaces, a similarly beige shirt (but with Goldy's face on it rather than a paisley pattern), and of course a pair of sunglasses. He sits on a hill, staring off into the sunset. Behind him is Northrop Auditorium and a license plate that, instead of reading "CUTTY," says "GOLDY." The license plate is in the style of Minnesota plates from around 1970, a change from the yellow and black plate on the original cover. The date of this week's game, meanwhile, is in the top left corner where the Buddah Records emblem originally was.
The inspiration for this week's poster was... thinking Curtis is full of jams? Wanting an album with a prominent figure at its centerpiece, making for a convenient place to put Goldy? There was no specific reason to go this direction. It was just a convenient direction to take, with a great album to which to pay tribute. If you can find any connection here, it's that Mayfield is a prominent Chicago artist, and the Gophers are playing in the state of Illinois this weekend. (Never mind that Champaign is more than 2 hours away from Chicago.) It's just another fun project, one I'm glad I finished in time for the game.
Previous posters can be found by clicking the Art label at the bottom of this post.
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