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A Strathmore side spiral sketch book owned and used by Rick Griffin. Includes 12 pages of sketches in ink and/or graphite including four images of surfing chipmunks; seven preliminary sketches for the cover of the book Conversations With the Dead by David Gans; one page of Spiral Dragon logo designs; and one drawing of a propped up face with mechanical brain. The opening page of the sketch book has prose written by Griffin titled "Origins of Art" that reads in part: "Lightining [sic] Flashes thunderrolls/ At the time of his appearance/ drawn by Griffin/ drawer of lines." Additionally there is a handwritten to-do list. 14 by 11 inch paper PROVENANCE Acquired from the Estate of Rick Griffin Categories: Rick Griffin


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2014-11-07

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A Rick Griffin preliminary sketch for Grateful Dead 20th Anniversary artwork. The blue color pencil on tracing paper sketch shows the outline of a figure Read more…


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A pen and ink on cartridge paper concept sketch and lettering by Rick Griffin for the 1991 David Gans book Conversations with the Read more…


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A pair of Rick Griffin sketches for the Grateful Dead. The first is an Archibald McNeal Willard inspired sketch of three Revolutionary War era musicians, Read more…


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Including a Rick Griffin pencil and ink on tracing paper sketch for a Zap Comix story. Griffin's final five-page story appeared in Zap #11, Read more…


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