![]() “The original idea was to have a skull and roses deal, which I thought was a funny idea. In 2015, Wilson created the cover art for Rolling Stone‘s June 4th, 2015 cover story, “ The Grateful Dead’s Long Goodbye.” It was Wilson’s first cover for the magazine. In the Seventies, Wilson moved to Missouri, where he raised cattle and expanded his craft into working in enameled glass and watercolor painting. Wilson’s work was influential to San Francisco artists Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Stanley “Mouse” Miller and Alton Kelly, collectively recognized as the Big Five of the genre. Graham and Helms were clients of their enterprise. He partnered with Bob Carr, who owned a small printing shop, and began creating layouts and designs. His work was commissioned by Bill Graham, who booked rock concerts at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium and Chet Helms who produced concerts at nearby Avalon Ballroom.īorn Robert Wesley Wilson on July 15th, 1937 in Sacramento, California, Wilson moved to San Francisco after serving in the Army National Guard. He designed posters for a number of artists who ruled the era, including the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Van Morrison and the Byrds alongside many others. That was its intent, meant to pull people’s attention in to what was being advertised. ![]() His son, Jason, confirmed that Wilson died at his Leanne, Missouri home, though the cause of death was not announced.īased in San Francisco, Wilson’s work stood out and helped define the style that is associated with posters from the Sixties era - utilizing bold colors, unique images and swirling typography that looked to be melting and could be difficult to read. ![]() Wes Wilson, the influential poster artist whose work adorned concert prints by some of the 1960s’ most popular rock bands, died January 24th at the age of 82, the New York Times reports. ![]()
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