Description
The Art of the Dead showcases the vibrant, charismatic poster art that emerged from the streets of San Francisco in 1964 and 1966. It traces the cultural, political, and historical influences of posters as art back to Japanese wood blocks through Bell Époque, on to the Beatniks, the Free Speech Movement, and the Acid Tests. Featuring interviews and profiles of the important thing artists, including Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse” Miller, Alton Kelley, Wes Wilson, and Victor Moscoso.
The book uses Grateful Dead as the vehicle to tell the story of poster art as The Dead were the band that in the end proved to be the most substantive and engaged partner for the artists and hence featured the most productive art of any rock n’ roll band ever. The book will follow a chronological evolution of the art from the band’s origination in 1965 through Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995.
The book is in four-color all through, featuring iconic and rare images in addition to extensive process” material, including sketches, original art, blue lines, film, and printing plates that show how the art was once created. It’ll also include essays by Greil Marcus, Peter Coyote, and Victoria Binder, in addition to essays at the elements of the printing process from the original art to the final poster.
Ultimately, the Art of the Dead makes the case that poster art is in reality an original type of American fine art.
The book uses Grateful Dead as the vehicle to tell the story of poster art as The Dead were the band that in the end proved to be the most substantive and engaged partner for the artists and hence featured the most productive art of any rock n’ roll band ever. The book will follow a chronological evolution of the art from the band’s origination in 1965 through Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995.
The book is in four-color all through, featuring iconic and rare images in addition to extensive process” material, including sketches, original art, blue lines, film, and printing plates that show how the art was once created. It’ll also include essays by Greil Marcus, Peter Coyote, and Victoria Binder, in addition to essays at the elements of the printing process from the original art to the final poster.
Ultimately, the Art of the Dead makes the case that poster art is in reality an original type of American fine art.
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