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Tag Archives: Rick Griffin
rick griffin: drawing as performance art
by Art Chantry: rick griffin was one of those guys who changed my world when i was a kid. the first time i saw a griffin poster, i realized there was a different existence out there. he became my hero. … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged art chantry, Chris Darrow, ed big daddy roth, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Rick Griffin, Stanley ''Mouse'' Miller, Surfer Magazine, Surfer Magazine John Van Hamersveld, von dutch
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fakin’ it
by Art Chantry: here is another great example of that “fake psychedelic” bubble style illustration that we all love so much (sorry i can’t fit the whole unfolded LP cover on my scanner.). the situation here is not that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Madame Pickwick Weekend
Tagged art chantry, Cyrk Posters, Heinz Edelmann, Ian Curtis Joy Division, john alcorn, Johnny Lydon, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Milton Glaser, Peter Max, PIL Public Image Limited, push pin studios, Rick Griffin, seymour chwast, Stanislaw Zagorski, Stanley ''Mouse'' Miller, Velvet Underground Loaded, wes wilson, Wheels of Fire LP
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fake psych vibe
by Art Chantry: this is a primo example of what i’m talking about when i mention “fake psych”. there was a period of time back in the mid to late 1960′s where the businessheads in america saw what “them kids” … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Madame Pickwick Weekend, Marketing/Advertising/Media
Tagged Acey Lehman, Acy Lehman, Alton Kelley, art chantry, Art Deco style, Bob Fried, Cal Tjader, Heinz Edelmann, Jo Grey illustration, John Acord, Lee Conklin, Marvin Hayes, Marvin Hayes illustration, Milton Glaser, Peter Max, push pin studios, Rich Griffin, Rick Griffin, Robert Crumb, Stanley ''Mouse'' Miller, The Association, victor moscoso, wes wilson
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dog night afternoon
by Art Chantry: 1969 poster for 3 dog night playing in tacoma (by chuck pennington). noted without comment… …my old girlfriend worked at a hot and cool and ‘hip’ marketing design firm in st. louis. their janitor there used to … Continue reading
clean,crisp and sloppy as heck
by Art Chantry: yeah, i love a good bar-b-que, no doubt, no doubt. this is (of course) me, modeling the latest in extraordinarily hip bbq togs. i have a deep soft squishy spot for anything with lettering like this on … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged american graphic design, art chantry, Domenic Prior, Domenic Prior Riot on Sunset Strip, Earl Newman, Earl Newman lettering, ed big daddy roth, insomniac cafe los angeles, Jay Ward, language of graphic design, lettering styles 1960's, Los Angeles culture 1965-66, Rick Griffin, shelly's manne-hole, The Beach Boys Smile, von dutch
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trash-culture-ville
by Art Chantry: most of us out there in trashcultureville are very familiar with the legend of the “cheap thrills” record cover. how the band asked robert crumb (their buddy) to draw the cover art. the record company used what … Continue reading
handbill me down: fatal metaphors for an age
by Art Chantry: this is b&w photocopy (all i have anymore) of a small 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 handbill for a concert at the seattle center’s memorial stadium (now next to the EMP. hendrix played his first seattle headline … Continue reading
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Tagged art chantry, Buffalo nickel, collective rock posters, gig posters, Jimi Hendrix Seattle, John Birch Society handbook, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, phase 2, psychedelic imagery, Rick Griffin, Stanley ''Mouse'' Miller, the Byrds, The Jefferson Airplane, wes wilson
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glimmers of perfection
by Art Chantry: after much heated consultation and debate among noted experts, i have decided that this is the single greatest cover of rolling stone magazine ever made. issue 191/july 17, 1975/glimmer twins. …nothing so great except it’s perfect in … Continue reading
pelican & piano
by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) this little poster (a repro given to me by my pal, scott mcdougall) is for an appearance by carol doda signing copies of the The Pelican, a humor/opinion newspaper/magazine of the students of Berkeley College, … Continue reading
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Tagged art chantry, Carol Doda, Days of rage Berkeley, Michael Angelo, Rick Griffin, Rube Goldberg, rudy gernreich, scott mcdougall, Stanley ''Mouse'' Miller, stripper teresa hill, teri garr, The Pelican Berkeley College, toni basil, victor moscoso, wes wilson
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what the meek shall inherit….
To be determined at a later date. Yelp has gone public, and good for them that they have made so much money on the offering. However, this company won’t even be around in ten years. The tech highway is littered … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Hoffman, Christopher Hitchens, Frank Zappa, google offer to buy Yelp, Jeremy Stoppelman, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, madame pickwick art supplies, mahatma gandhi, Rick Griffin, Robert Heilbroner, Yelp public offering
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