Freehand : The Art of Stanley Mouse
Freehand: The Art of Stanley Mouse
Bibliographic Description:
- Title: Freehand: The Art of Stanley Mouse
- Author/Artist: Stanley Mouse (with Alton Kelley)
- Publisher: Slg Books
- Publication Date: January 1, 1993
- Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Pages: 118 pages
- Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.5 x 12.5 inches
- ISBN-10: 0943389127
- ISBN-13: 978-0943389127
Condition Report:
- Book: Fine. The binding is tight, square, and unmarred. Pages are clean, bright, and free of inscriptions or markings.
- Dust Jacket: Fine. Shows some wrinkles seen in the photo that were part of the manufacturung process. Now protected in a removable, archival-quality mylar sleeve.
Artist Biography:
Born Stanley George Miller in 1940, Detroit-native Stanley “Mouse” grew up in the hot rod culture of the 1950s, gaining early prominence for his custom airbrush art on t-shirts and vehicles. In 1965, he relocated to San Francisco, where he became a central figure in the psychedelic art movement. Collaborating with Alton Kelley, Mouse formed Alton Kelley Studios, producing iconic concert posters for the Avalon Ballroom and the Fillmore Auditorium. His distinctive blend of art nouveau aesthetics, fine draftsmanship, and counterculture motifs came to define the visual identity of 1960s rock, most notably through his enduring album artwork and imagery for the Grateful Dead and Journey.
About this Volume:
Freehand: The Art of Stanley Mouse offers a retrospective documentation of the artist’s career. The volume compiles full-color reproductions spanning his early automotive pin-stripping work, his era-defining psychedelic rock concert posters, and his subsequent fine art oil paintings.
$ 295.00
An exceptional, collector-grade copy of the definitive Stanley Mouse monograph. This 1993 edition compiles full-color reproductions of his legendary psychedelic concert posters, hot rod airbrush art, and fine oil paintings. Both the book and dust jacket are in Fine condition, featuring a tight, unmarred binding and crisp, bright jacket panels now protected in an archival mylar sleeve.
