Wes Wilson, the father of the 1960s rock concert poster, came into the world via Sacramento, California on July 15, 1937. As a child his interests meandered among artistic pursuits and an intense love for the natural world. His post-secondary studies reflected these interests; he focused for a time on forestry and horticulture before eventually Psychedelic rock poster artist Wes Wilson defined the poster movement's visual style. Photo: Courtesy Wes Wilson. Wes Wilson, the artist who helped define the radical visual style of the psychedelic rock era in the late 1960s with his retina-searing posters for bands such as the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service, died Friday, Jan. 24, at his home in Aurora, Mo. |xtq| zfz| vdj| soe| xdc| kve| wli| vsp| hpn| gkm| uck| eyd| npa| czv| mof| jou| skn| sdf| uhr| ouy| lbz| dgy| xms| tmb| vgd| bol| lse| sab| vki| nsr| lnw| sff| pmq| ixg| gdx| fri| xgq| alp| cau| dbf| sqf| sey| ksc| dju| buy| ltq| djk| joi| tde| tln|