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Grateful Dead logo artwork, Rick Griffin.

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Grateful Dead: So Far
Artwork Rick Griffin
Work shows Grateful Dead - So Far lettering with rose motif and was designed to celebrate the Grateful Dead's anniversary and tour "20 Years So Far." Griffin designed the complete artwork including the stage backdrops and a thank you card which read, "[…] thanks for 20 years of being an audience that is the envy of every other rock and roll band alive. Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke!"
Black ink on tracking paper.
White wood frame and off-white mount.
Measures approx. 11 x 15 inch (19 x 24 cm)

The late Rick Griffin was a unique talent, an outstanding draughtsman with an exceptional imagination. His fame and reputation is legendary. The Toulouse Lautrec and Jimi Hendrix of Rock Art, who inspired his peers... The ultimate wizard. As the psychedelic rock era of the late 60's intensified, so did Griffin's poster images. He is known by both artists and public alike for his individual style and ground breaking graphics. He created work for legends such as Hendrix, Albert King and the Grateful Dead, the logo for Rolling Stone magazine, and many album sleeves. This is rare artwork demonstrating the artists unique draughtsmanship and is an insight into the working process of this great Rock and Roll artist, for America's most famous rock band.

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