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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rick Griffin canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1991 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grateful Dead
NERFINISHED
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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
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graphic design ⓘ illustration ⓘ poster design ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Alden Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic art
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psychedelic rock poster art ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| influenced |
later rock poster artists
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psychedelic graphic design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
psychedelic culture
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surf culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
1960s counterculture
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psychedelic art ⓘ underground comix ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
San Francisco rock poster scene
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album cover art ⓘ psychedelic rock concert posters ⓘ work associated with the Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aoxomoxoa (Grateful Dead album cover)
NERFINISHED
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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
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rock concert posters in the 1960s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.