{"product_id":"poster-child-the-psychedelic-art-technicolor-life-of-david-edward-byrd-hardcover","title":"Poster Child: The Psychedelic Art \u0026 Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Edward Byrd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Von Goeben\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarc Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoster Child: The Psychedelic Art \u0026amp; Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a stunning retrospective on the art and stories behind one of rock 'n' roll's most influential artists--written by Byrd and author Robert von Goeben.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Marc Myers, Award-Winning Author of \u003ci\u003eRock Concert: An Oral History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning in the late 1960s, graphic artist David Edward Byrd pioneered the iconic visual styles that have come to define rock 'n' roll graphics. Byrd created poster, concert, and album art for Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Lou Reed, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Traffic, Van Halen, the Grateful Dead, the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and KISS, among others. In fact, the 1968 poster that Byrd created for the Jimi Hendrix Experience was voted #8 in the Top 25 Rock Posters by \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e. Beyond this, he created the iconic imagery for many Broadway shows, including \u003ci\u003eFollies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGodspell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJesus Christ Superstar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Shop of Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Byrd is considered one of the foremost graphic artists of 20th-century pop culture, and yet, he has never achieved widespread name recognition. \u003ci\u003ePoster Child\u003c\/i\u003e shares the artwork of Byrd--including never-before-seen sketches of famous posters for celebrated musicians--with incredible accompanying anecdotes about his encounters with rock 'n' roll legends, which combine to create a book that is sure to thrill music lovers and cultural connoisseurs alike for its visual vibrancy and storytelling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Edward Byrd\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's most renowned graphic artists. His acclaimed music art includes work for the Rolling Stones, the Who, and the Grateful Dead, as well as the original poster for the 1969 Woodstock festival. His 1968 poster for Jimi Hendrix is now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He then moved on to Broadway, where he created iconic posters for \u003ci\u003eFollies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGodspell\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLittle Shop of Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He was later the art director for \u003ci\u003eAdvocate\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the senior illustrator at Warner Bros. Consumer Products for twelve years. He has had retrospective shows in Los Angeles, New York, Sarasota, and Seattle. Byrd lives in Los Angeles with his husband, Jolino Beserra, who is a celebrated mosaic artist, and their six four-legged street thugs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert von Goeben\u003c\/b\u003e has contributed to many publications, including \u003ci\u003eUpside \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eCNET, HotWired, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Good Men Project\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBold Italic\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of many books, ranging from lifestyle titles to children's books. His recent book \u003ci\u003eDeep Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e is an offshoot of his popular trivia show. A music executive at Geffen Records in the '90s, he then moved to San Francisco to become a successful investor and entrepreneur. Robert is a professor at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Myers\u003c\/b\u003e, a music journalist who regularly contributes to the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Jazz Happened\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRock Concert: An Oral History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of 55 More Songs\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the founder of \u003ci\u003eJazzWax\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a three-time winner of the Jazz Journalist Association's best blog award. He lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJolino Beserra\u003c\/b\u003e is a master mosaicist whose career was inspired by a summer working on Los Angeles's renowned Watts Towers. 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