Wes wilson fillmore era poster artist RIP

Heard about the passing of the great wes wilson. He was best known as one of original s.f. poster artists of the 60s. I could have posted this in visual arts but I felt his impact was related to the bay area music scene. He will be missed.

 

Hanging on my living room wall

 

He helped promote some of the best shows in the world. RIP

 

RIP

He stayed active into current days with the Moonalice series and The Black Angels.

 

Iconic work

R.I.P

 

Loved his work, along with the other San Francisco pioneer graphic artists Griffin, Mouse, Kelly, Moscoso. I started collecting posters in the late-70s with my very first being a Wes Wilson piece for a Byrds show....


Two other favorites....Jefferson Airplane and the Mothers of Invention w/ Otis Rush....




And, below, a poster he designed for “An Exhibition of “Psychedelic Posters” at UC Berkeley in October 1967. Rest In Peace, Wes Wilson.

 

RIP

 

A talented artist. RIP.

 

Thanks for making the world a lovelier place candy for the eye and mind

 

RIP

A few of my faves. The Byrds is hangin' on my wall, I'm pleased to say.

 

He's one of my favorites.

I love his lettering style on his posters, but I can't stand it when a font is used based on his style, especially since it's not vey hard to do it by hand. I sent him an email about it last year and he replied that he wasn't even aware of the font called "Wes Wilson" and had never agreed to it. He said the only font he's been involved with is called "Peace and Love."

 

R.I.P. an excellent artist.

 

One of the first five San Francisco poster artists from the 1960s passed away on January 24th.

Wes Wilson, famed '60s poster artist and Ozarks resident, has died

I made a short tribute this morning:

 

I really like Wes Wilson's work. R.I.P.

 

That's very sad to hear. I'm currently reading Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution by Patrick Rosenkrantz and early on the poster artists and comic book artists had a huge amount of overlap.

 

RIP

Just finished reading The Art Of The Fillmore. He did some amazing work.

 

yes he did!

 

RIP incredible work by "The Father of Rock posters, Wes Wilson.

shared this article about Wes meeting Andy Warhol, he did various posters/handbills for '65 Pop-Up event.

My Impromptu Andy Warhol Party ​

 

here's my brother's article about wes.

Wes Wilson, San Francisco Psychedelic Poster Artist, Dead at 82 - Best Classic Bands

 

Great story. But I can’t for the life of me understand the adulation for Andy Warhol. He seemed like an absolute nothing.

 

R.I.P. Wes

 

I love those style posters. RIP