GRATEFUL DEAD CHRISTMAS CARD PROOF SHEET RICK GRIFFIN

GRATEFUL DEAD CHRISTMAS CARD "PEACE ON EARTH" DEC. 1986 , ART BY RICK GRIFFIN, ORIGINAL DOUBLE SIDED PROOF SHEET The sheet measures approximately 17 by 22 inches. The proof sheet has been stored away flat for many years and is in near mint condition. The paper is very bright and clean, and the sheet looks great. This is a fantastic looking poster. In 1986 the Grateful Dead commissioned one of their favorite cover and poster artists, Rick Griffin, to design a Christmas post card to sent out to the bands Dead Heads fan club mailing list. This is one of the original proof sheets for this project, and features art for a dozen cards, on both the front and back of the poster like sheet. The back features the postcards text greeting and printed spaces for postal info. The art is a tip of the art to the famous image of the Old Dutch Masters, made popular in America as cigar box art. RICK GRIFFIN WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PSYCHEDELIC STYLE OF ART THAT WAS USED ON SO MANY OF THE CALIFORNIA ROCK CONCERT AND DANCE POSTERS DONE FOR SHOWS AT THE FILLMORE, AND THE AVALON BALLROOM. BEFORE THIS HE WAS ALREADY LEGENDARY IN SURF ART CIRCLES FOR HIS "MURPH" CHARACTER AND HIS WILD STYLE. HE LATER BECAME A PIONEER IN THE UNDERGROUND COMIX MOVEMENT, AND WAS AN EARLY AND STEADY CONTRIBUTOR TO ZAP COMIX, AS WELL AS HIS OWN TITLES LIKE 'MAN FROM UTOPIA' AND 'TALES FROM THE TUBE'. HE IS PROBABLY BEST KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY FOR HIS MANY FINE ALBUM COVERS, INCLUDING MANY CLASSICS FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD, INCLUDING THE COVERS OF "AOXOMOXOA','RECKONING','WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP ITS BEEN', 'WAKE OF THE FLOOD', 'WITHOUT A NET' AND OTHERS. The poster will be sent rolled in a very thick, sturdy protective shipping tube. Buyers are asked to make payments within 72 hours of the auction's conclusion.