The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk - Hardcover

Paul Grushkin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0896595846 ISBN 13: 9780896595842

Publisher: Abbeville Press, 1999

Synopsis

From the 1950s through today, here is the complete visual history of the rock concert poster: the funkiest bills advertising Elvis, B.B. King, and Howlin' Wolf; the multicolored psychedelic hallucinations promoting the Grateful Dead, Dylan, and the Doors; the deliciously tasteless art for the Sex Pistols, Crime, and the Clash. From the Red Dog Saloon in San Francisco, where the psychedelic scene started, to CBGB, New York's punk Mecca, and beyond. 1,500 images searched out world-wide from clubs, attics, and bedrooms—as well as more formal collections—are reproduced in their original blazing colors.
Replete with firsthand history—including exclusive interviews with scores of insiders, poster artists, musicians, and promoters—this is the ultimate high for the rock music fan, required reading for the poster collector, a treasure trove for the graphic artist, and a riotous feast for anyone who digs pop culture.

About this title

Product Description:

1987 edition hard cover large format

Review:

Fascinating and accessible . . . useful for both the scholar and the fan” New York Times

A literate, loving look at the poster’s evolution” Chicago Tribune

It flat-out rocks.” Newsweek

Widely considered the genre’s original bible.” San Francisco Chronicle

[This] exhaustively researched compilation brings together more than thirty years’ worth of the best and brightest rock posters and art work.” Rolling Stone

There really wasn’t such a thing as a rock poster expert until Paul Grushkin established himself as one with his stellar . . . Art of Rock” CMJ New Music Monthly

Rock n’ roll is here to stay, and the old posters advertising live shows seem to be sticking around too.” The Wall Street Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0896595846
• ISBN 13: 9780896595842
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512