Love, Moby Grape, Lee Michaels
1966 · Lithograph
23 5/8 x 14" (60 x 35.6 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Wes Wilson
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Wes Wilson was an American graphic designer and artist credited as a pioneer of psychedelic poster design in the 1960s. Working primarily in lithography and screenprint, he developed a visual language of undulating type, biomorphic forms, and vibrant color gradients that became iconic to the San Francisco rock concert poster aesthetic. His work for the Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom helped establish the visual identity of the counterculture era. Wilson's technique of embedding legible information within organic, flowing compositions influenced generations of graphic designers and remains synonymous with the period.
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New York, US
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