David Edward Byrd, an artist whose swirling, psychedelic, instantly entrancing illustrations gave the rock mecca Fillmore East its signature look and contributed at least two of the greatest, most ...

Award-winning graphic artist David Edward Byrd, whose unique work helped promote Kiss, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead and many others has died at the age of 83. His passing from pneumonia ...

David Edward Byrd, who created psychedelic posters for Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Grateful Dead shows and for such Broadway productions as Follies, Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar and Little Shop of ...

David Edward Byrd moved to a farm in Port Jervis, N.Y., in 1967 to join a community of other young artists known as Fantasy Unlimited. The group was simultaneously a hippie commune and a driven, ...

Byrd atteneded Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he received a BFA in Painting and Design in 1964 and an MFA in Painting and Printmaking in 1966. From 1970 to 1979, Byrd ...

In 1968, Mr. Byrd was hired by rock promoter Bill Graham to create promotional posters for the Fillmore East Ballroom in Manhattan's East Village. Known as The Church of Rock and Roll, Fillmore East ...

David Edward Byrd designed some of the most iconic psychedelic concert posters during the 1960s and 70s. “Poster Child” is a new book that looks at his personal journey and many posters.

He did iconic work for Jimi Hendrix, The Who, KISS, ‘Follies,’ ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ ‘Godspell’ and much more. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Byrd died Monday at a hospital in Albuquerque, New ...

This week’s very special episode of the Arts Calendar is dedicated to the incoming suite of Art Fairs and the eclectic cohort of new, expanded.