A stunning retrospective on the art and stories behind one of rock 'n'
roll's most influential cover artists
Poster Child chronicles the life and art of David Edward Byrd, one of
the foremost graphic artists of twentieth-century culture. Told in a
deeply personal, strikingly honest conversation with author Robert von
Goeben, Byrd shares his journey through sixty years of rock 'n' roll,
theater, and movie artistry. Pioneering iconic visual styles that have
come to define rock music, Byrd created posters for concerts and album
art for legends such as the Who, Lou Reed, Janis Joplin, Jefferson
Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Traffic, Van Halen, the Grateful Dead, Kiss, and
Jimi Hendrix--whose kaleidoscopic 1968 poster created for the Jimi
Hendrix Experience tour was voted #8 in the Top 25 Rock Posters by
Billboard. Byrd went on to design celebrated imagery for Broadway
theater hits, including Follies, Godspell, and Little Shop of
Horrors, among others. With brutal honesty and raw vulnerability, this
stunning retrospective shares the artist's journey through family
trauma, excess, career detours, rehab, and, ultimately, love, success,
and recognition.