David Byrd

While the vast majority of the classic rock poster art of the psychedelic era emerged from the San Francisco area, the March 1968 opening of promoter Bill Graham's New York City venue the Fillmore East occasioned the arrival of new creative talent from the other side of the country; foremost among them was David Byrd, whose powerful linework as well as his strong sense of dimension and balance brought a distinctively East Coast sensibility to the form. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, born April 4, 1941, Byrd was raised in Miami Beach and later received his M.F.A. in painti...