Rick Griffin

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Rick Griffin was an influential American artist and illustrator best known for his iconic psychedelic rock posters and album covers associated with the 1960s counterculture and bands like the Grateful Dead.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
illustrator
person
activeYearsEnd 1991
activeYearsStart 1960
associatedWith Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
San Francisco music scene
underground comix artists
causeOfDeath motorcycle accident
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1944-06-18
dateOfDeath 1991-08-18
employer Zap Comix (as contributor) NERFINISHED
familyName Griffin NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork comic art
graphic design
illustration
poster design
fullName Richard Alden Griffin NERFINISHED
genre comic art
psychedelic rock poster art
givenName Richard
influenced later rock poster artists
psychedelic graphic design
influencedBy psychedelic culture
surf culture
language English
movement 1960s counterculture
psychedelic art
underground comix
nationality American
notableFor San Francisco rock poster scene
album cover art
psychedelic rock concert posters
work associated with the Grateful Dead
notableWork Aoxomoxoa (Grateful Dead album cover) NERFINISHED
Grateful Dead skull-and-roses imagery
posters for the Avalon Ballroom
posters for the Fillmore West
placeOfBirth Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Petaluma, California, United States NERFINISHED
religion Christianity (later in life)
residence San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Ida Griffin NERFINISHED
workedOn album covers for rock bands
rock concert posters in the 1960s

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Aoxomoxoa coverArtBy Rick Griffin
Live/Dead coverArtist Rick Griffin