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This is an original Rick Griffin poster print called "Art & Death" produced in 1989. Here is some background on the image.
During the ZAP Comix era Griffin invented his pseudonym “Arthur Pendragon” a character he portrayed as himself in ZAP issue #11. Around 1985 Griffin became fascinated by passages in the Book of Revelations from the New Testament. He compared them with prophecies from the Old Testament and the mysteries of the prehistoric monuments at Stonehenge. He was also very interested in studying the ancient patterns etched in the ground in South America.
What did all these things have in common? He wrote observations in sketchbooks and then created a character named “Arthur Pendragon” to help express these ideas in an underground comix format. The name came from old comic books which included King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table stories. The Arthur Pendragon character soon became stylized as an artist and years later in 1989 was the subject for Rick’s popular & widely known “Art And Death” black & white print featured here. This became his self portrait in many ways.
Print – Rick Griffin “Art & Death”
Grade – PAE Near Mint 89
Date – 1989
Dimensions – 15" x 19"
Printing – Original First Printing
Artist – Rick Griffin
Condition Details – SUPER CLEAN & PINHOLE FREE! 100% Original with no restoration. Minor spot of paperloss bottom left corner tiny crease in upper left corner. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.
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