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Wes Wilson

Artist Wes Wilson

Wes Wilson, who is generally acknowledged as the father of the ’60s rock concert poster, was born Robert Wesley Wilson on July 15, 1937 in Sacramento, California. He helped pioneer what is now known as the psychedelic poster. His style of filling all available space with lettering, of creating fluid forms made from letters, and using flowing letters to create shapes became the standard that most psychedelic artists followed. It helped put the “psychedelic” in the art. Today, Wes Wilson creates paintings, but still occasionally does new posters or new art of interest.

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Posters

Trips Festival 1966 Wes Wilson
  • Trips Festival 1966 poster Wes Wilson
  • West Wilson, Tribal Stomp (FD-01), Details of Original Art (top) and Offset Lithograph (bottom), 1966.
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  • Poster by Wes Wilson, 1966
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  • M911 › 420 Gathering of the Tribe, Slim's, San Francisco, CA

Photos

  • Eva and Wes Wilson
  • Wes Wilson
  • Cherril & Wes Wilson
  • David Singer and Wes Wilson
  • Bill Ham & Wes Wilson
  • Wes Wilson and Dave Hunter
  • Wes Wilson, Jason Wilson of Laughing Man Studio, and family
  • TRPS Festival of Rock Posters 2016 (photo credit: Mikal Malkovich)

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