You’ve seen the lion on the Santana record. Look closer: it’s made of people. Been hiding faces in things since 1968 and can’t seem to stop.
Lee Conklin
Lee Conklin is a seminal American artist celebrated for his visionary psychedelic poster art that helped define the late 1960s San Francisco music scene. He’s best known for creating the iconic album cover for Santana’s debut record and a prolific run of concert posters for legendary bands and venues, blending organic forms, surreal imagery, and inventive lettering into unforgettable visual journeys.
Faces art by Lee Conklin
Haight Street Art Center ReleaseEdition Details
Technique: screen print
Size: 36" x 24"
Status: Official
Markings: signed & numbered
The Art of Lee Conklin, Vol. 1
Scott Montgomery has spent his career studying two things: medieval art and San Francisco poster art. It turns out they have more in common than you’d think; all those crowds of tiny faces have a long history.Montgomery is a professor of art history at the University of Denver and curated Lee Conklin: Fifty Years of Psychedelic Art at the Haight Street Art Center. He calls the "Faces" drawing above Lee’s Sistine Chapel.📖 Available Soon
Thank You
Bill Graham once gave me a weekend to draw an entire poster. Answering an email should take less time than that. No promises.
