Reference Number
ARC-1217
Level of description
collection
Title
Joshua Levy Illustrated Prints of Jerry Garcia
Date
2018, 2020
Size
2.5 (Linear feet)
Inductee
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Scope and Contents
The Joshua Levy Illustrated Prints or Jerry Garcia span the dates 2018 to 2020 and include 3 limited edition screen-printed images of Jerry Garcia inspired by the iconic Baron Wolman photograph, "Jerry". The first print, "Jerry" (2018), is a limited edition (2/50) 18"x 24" screen print on 140lb paper of an original ink drawing by artist, Joshua Levy of The Asheville Art Family, Asheville, North Carolina. The work was commissioned for Garcia's, the lobby bar at the Capitol Theatre in Portchester, New York, and generated enough interest that Levy requested and received authorization from Baron Wolman to produce prints of this and the following two variants in exchange for 15% of any profits. The second print, "Jerry" (2018), is a limited edition (55/55) 18"x 24" variant screen-printed on "Swirl3" foil. In June of 2020, Levy, with production support from New England based artist and producer, Martin Coyle, created the world's largest fine art vanity blotter art print. "Jerry Rainbow Splatter" (2020), is a limited edition (89/100) 17"x 22" vanity blotter art print, perforated into 5,984 American squares. All three prints are signed and numbered by the artist. The collection exemplifies the psychedelic style of art inspired by 1960s San Francisco area music and counterculture, with particular regard to how it is viewed and remembered through the lens of Baron Wolman, the first principal photographer for Rolling Stone Magazine and one of the preeminent photo journalists of the rock and roll music scene.
Biography / Administrative History
Levy is an illustrator, designer, and photographer from Asheville, North Carolina.
Notes
Acquisition Note: The Joshua Levy Illustrated Prints of Jerry Garcia were received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as a gift from Levy on February 11, 2021.
Citation: [Identification of item], Joshua Levy Illustrated Prints of Jerry Garcia, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Language Note: Materials are in English
Processing Information: Processed by Justin Seidler, Image Archivist. Completed on April 21, 2021. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and the local processing manual. Collection processed through a Museums for America grant from the IMLS.
Access
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Use
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. has a limited copyright license to the materials within this collection. The transfer of Donor's literary and other property rights does not include works of other individuals and organizations contained in the gift. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
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