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by Art Chantry: this was one of those early seattle punk posters that blew my mind. it was wheatpasted (primarily) all over the u-district in mid 1978. i had just moved to seattle (after living in tacoma and bellingham) and … Continue reading
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Tagged art chantry, Art Chantry Instant Litter, bill reiflin, Elton John glasses, erich werner, frank edie, FRANKO Frank Edie, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, penelope houston, Penelope Houston The Avengers, punk movement, seattle punk posters, The Screamers band, the sex pistols, tomata du plenty
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d.i.y the grand tradition
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) i love old beat up crappy rock posters. the punk era was so delicious for me, i devoured that crappy crap. however, that ‘punk’ look didn’t start with punk. if you ever get around to reading … Continue reading
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Tagged art chantry, colby poster company, dave lewis trio, DIY posters, gorilla rose, greil marcus lipstick traces, hatch showprint co., politically correct approach to art, punk posters, seattle punk posters, showcard presses, the lewd, the screamers, the washington poster company, tomata du plenty, triangle poster co., Ze Whiz Kidz
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tomata du plenty: primal screamers
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) PUNK officially hit the northwest about 1976. the first punk club in seattle (that lasted more than one night) opened in 1978. that club was named after the name above the doorway – the John L. … Continue reading
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Tagged art chantry, bette midler, clair colquit, frank edie, franko posters, Gary Panter, gorilla rose, jello biafra, New York Dolls, suzy grant, the screamers, the stilettos, the tupperwares, tomata du plenty, Ze Whiz Kidz
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punk poster art
A look at punk posters.Really an art form that can be seen as aesthetic content in a form of co-existence with politics. It goes back and contributes to the dialog that began with impressionism; namely an entente where art is … Continue reading
poster boys
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) …here’s another franko poster that really blew my socks off. i’ve never seen anybody do anything remotely like this before or since. for a ‘second color’ on this poster, he literally dipped his hand in red … Continue reading
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Tagged art chantry, bette midler, bumbershoot, frank edie, franko posters, gorilla rose, manhattan transfer, New York Dolls, penelope houston, punk rock history, Steven Heller, the dils, The Ramones, tomata du plenty, Ze Whiz Kidz
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