Rick Griffin

Rick Griffin
BornRichard Alden Griffin
(1944-06-18)June 18, 1944[1]
Palos Verdes, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 18, 1991(1991-08-18) (aged 47)
Petaluma, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Underground Comix, Psychedelic Posters, Album Covers, Paintings
Notable works
Flying Eyeball, Aoxomoxoa, Pow Wow: A Gathering of the Tribes, Tales From The Tube, Man From Utopia, Zap Comix
AwardsInkpot Award (1976)[2]

Richard Alden "Rick" Griffin (June 18, 1944 – August 18, 1991) was an American artist and one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters in the 1960s. He was a key figure in the underground comix movement as a fouding member of the Zap Comix collective. Griffin was closely identified with the Grateful Dead, designing some of their best-known posters and album covers including Aoxomoxoa. His work within the surfing subculture included both film posters and his comic strip, Murphy.[3]

  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JGQ5-Y3N : accessed 26 Feb 2013), R A Griffin, 15 August 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  2. ^ Inkpot Award
  3. ^ Stephenson, Tim (2007-04-10). "Biography". Myraltis. Retrieved 2007-09-20.