Richard Alden "Rick" Griffin was an American artist and one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters in the 1960s.
12 Facts About Rick Griffin
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Rick Griffin was born near Palos Verdes amidst the surfing culture of southern California.
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Rick Griffin traveled with Ida on a Mexican surfing trip and later planned a move to San Francisco after seeing the psychedelic rock posters designed by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley.
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Rick Griffin returned to Southern California in 1969, eventually settling in San Clemente.
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Rick Griffin contributed to all five issues of the comics zine Promethean Enterprises and created Man from Utopia, a hybrid of illustration and comix printed by the San Francisco Comic Book Company in 1972.
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Rick Griffin had comix work in Yellow Dog, Snatch Comics, Bogeyman Comics, Jiz Comics, San Francisco Comic Book, Tales from the Tube, and Zam.
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Rick Griffin became a born again Christian in November 1970, which led to fundamental changes in his lifestyle and in the style and content of his art.
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Rick Griffin's 1973 painting Sail on Sailor for the band Mustard Seed Faith is an example of his fine art painting from this period.
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Rick Griffin died shortly after a motorcycle accident on August 15,1991, in Petaluma, California.
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Rick Griffin was thrown from his Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he collided with a van that suddenly turned left as he attempted to pass it.
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Rick Griffin was not wearing a helmet and sustained major head injuries.
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Rick Griffin's work has been cited as an inspiration by surrealistic artists Roger Dean, known for his designs for bands such as Yes and Asia, as well as Mark Wilkinson, known for his designs for bands such as Marillion, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.