22x28" poster on card stock. The Brotherhood of the Spirit (renamed Renaissance Community in 1974) was one of the largest and most enduring communes in the Northeast and as such was a distinct link between the commune movement of the 1960s and the New Age consciousness happening today. In existence from 1968 through 1988, its rise and fall mirrored that of its charismatic leader, Michael Metelica. In 1970, The Brotherhood purchased a 25-acre property in Warwick, MA, and the group underwent the first of its many radical transformations. Metelica became less involved with the commune, devoting most of his energy to the commune’s band "Spirit in Flesh" whose mission was to bring about the message of spirituality through the medium of rock and roll. In late 1970, Spirit in Flesh signed a contract with Metromedia records and the commune’s focus began to shift into a full-time promotion of the band. The years 1971-1972 were spent in frenzied activities surrounding Spirit in Flesh, including the printing of several thousand silk-screened posters that were placed all across the United States and even into parts of Europe. Because of the sluggish support from the record label, the commune devised its own guerilla tactics to promote the band which included marches in New York City. The first album, which featured the entire membership of the Brotherhood commune on its cover, sold less than 1000 copies. Poster has margin and corner wear with a crease across top left corner and a repair on top right corner with .25" chip missing. VG. Scarce.