Jerry Garcia

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-10-12
Publisher(s): Running Pr Book Pub
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Summary

"Featuring more than 225 color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations including more than 150 full-color reproductions of his paintings, drawings, and prints, this art book is an intimate and playful celebration of the enduring legacy and creative genius that was Jerry Garcia. Published to coincide with the tenth anniversary of his death, this work is part art book, part personal appreciation, presented in an accessible, coffee-table format."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Jerry Garcia was one of the greatest American songwriters and guitarists of all time. As front man for the legendary jam band The Grateful Dead, he has, literally, tens of millions of fans around the world.

April Higashi is the art curator of the Jerry Garcia Estate and an artist herself. There is no one more qualified for this project. She lives in San Francisco.

Mickey Hart is the former drummer for the Grateful Dead and author of PLANET DRUM (HarperSanFrancisco).

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Forewordp. x
Prologuep. xiii
Introductionp. xvii
Brother Jerryp. xix
The Drawingp. xix
Navigatorp. xxi
Doodling on the Babyp. xxii
Saving the Wetlandsp. xxii
Early Worksp. xxiv
Connectingp. xxvi
Tip of the Icebergp. xxvi
Anchormanp. xxvii
Cover Storyp. xxviii
A Helping Handp. xxix
Art and Soulp. xxx
Drawingsp. 1
The Other Side of Jerry Garciap. 2
Imaginative Drawings for an Imaginary Filmp. 4
Etchingsp. 65
Watercolors & Gouachep. 75
Processes and Influencesp. 76
Acrylicsp. 137
Shamanic Vibrationsp. 138
Digitalp. 147
The Mark of a Manp. 148
Art and Commercep. 174
Dispatch from the Land of Nightp. 177
Selected Exhibitionsp. 180
Chops and Provenancep. 182
Contributorsp. 185
A Last Wordp. 190
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