09/18/2025
Alfonse Mucha and the influence on Psychedelic poster art in the 60's-70's. I drove up to Santa Fe yesterday. The New Mexico Museum of Art has a terrific retrospective on one of the masters of drawing, painting, magazine cover art and of course amazing posters of Sarah Bernhardt amongst others. The show lead to a section where Fillmore East and West was covered by the leading counterculture artists that of course included David Edward Byrd. I was overcome with pride and a bit of sadness with his loss to see two of my David's most beautiful posters included. David's one man show from '72 which can also be seen in a photoshoot with Bette Midler at Triton Gallery for After Dark magazine. David knew the printer of Mucha posters so the poster was designed to utilize the space left on paper being used to print a Mucha poster. That's why it is in the long tall format of Mucha posters. He actually owned this 40's suit. It's one of my favorites. David's classic rock poster legacy lives on. www.davidedwardbyrdposters.bigcartel.com