Best Poster Art

Rick Griffin is a renowned American illustrator celebrated for his distinctive psychedelic artwork. His intricate ink drawings, particularly concert posters for bands such as the Grateful Dead, became iconic symbols of the 1960s counterculture movement. Griffin’s work remains notable for its visual...

Art Chantry produced distinctive graphic design work rooted in the Pacific Northwest’s alternative art scene. His notable style utilized hand-made techniques including Xerox processes, creating a gritty and experimental aesthetic often associated with the grunge movement. He primarily worked for mus...

Edward Penfield was an American illustrator and graphic designer associated with the emergence of the modern American poster in the late nineteenth century. He became especially known for monthly advertising posters and covers created for Harper's publications, using simplified figures, broad areas...

Will H. Bradley was an American illustrator, designer, printer, and typographer associated with the development of Art Nouveau graphic design in the United States. His work for The Chap-Book and other publications in the 1890s used bold silhouettes, decorative plant forms, integrated lettering, and...

Stanley Mouse is an American artist associated with the psychedelic poster movement and the visual culture of San Francisco rock music. Working frequently with Alton Kelley, he produced concert posters and album artwork for performers including the Grateful Dead and Journey. His work helped establis...

Frank Kozik (1962–2023) was an American graphic artist whose work became closely associated with the underground music scene. He created numerous screen-printed concert posters for punk, grunge, and alternative rock bands during the 1990s, establishing a raw visual style influenced by underground co...

Victor Moscoso is a Spanish-American illustrator known for his influential psychedelic rock posters created during the 1960s. Drawing on his formal art training, he pioneered the use of vibrating color combinations and optical illusions that challenged traditional graphic design conventions. His pos...

Wes Wilson was an American psychedelic poster artist known for his work in the 1960s San Francisco counterculture scene. He is credited with developing a distinctive lettering style inspired by Alfred Roller, featuring flowing, hand-drawn text that became characteristic of Fillmore concert posters....

Tara McPherson is an American contemporary artist and illustrator whose work spans painting, drawing, screenprinting, posters, and commercial illustration. Her images often feature stylized, wide-eyed figures placed in surreal settings and use recurring symbols to examine love, loss, vulnerability,...