Art of the Dead

Author

Phil Cushway

Call Number

• 741.674 A7848 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Berkeley, CA : Soft Skull Press, [2012]

Physical Description

178 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

Summary

The Art of the Dead showcases the 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. The book uses Grateful Dead as the vehicle to tell the story of poster art.

Notes

Includes indexes.

Contents

• Art or artifact?
• Grateful Dead's undying poster legacy / Steven Heller
• It's all in the line / Peter Coyote
• Art at the edge of magic / Mickey Hart
• Japan/Paris/San Francisco
• The explosion
• The big five
• Evolution of an art. Wes Wilson ; Stanley Mouse & Alton Kelley ; Victor Moscoso ; Rick Griffin ; The Human Be In ; A snapshot in time / Greil Marcus ; The joint show ; Mari Tepper ; Lee Conklin ; Aoxomoxoa ; David Singer ; Bonnie MacLean ; Randy Tuten ; Gunther Kieser ; Gary Grimshaw ; Peter Max ; Robert Rauschenberg ; Mark Arminski
• In closing.