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Born 1936 La Coruna, Spain. Known for: Collage with photographs.
Born 1936, Oleiros, Spain. Victor Moscoso is best known for producing psychedelic rock posters/advertisements and underground comix in San Francisco during the 1960's and 70's. Born in Spain, Victor... Read full biography
Born 1936, Oleiros, Spain. Victor Moscoso is best known for producing psychedelic rock posters/advertisements and underground comix in San Francisco during the 1960's and 70's. Born in Spain, Victor was the first of the rock poster artists of the 60's era with formal academic training and... Read full biography
Born 1936, Oleiros, Spain. Victor Moscoso is best known for producing psychedelic rock posters/advertisements and underground comix in San Francisco during the 1960's and 70's. Born in Spain, Victor was the first of the rock poster artists of the 60's era with formal academic training and experience. After studying art at Cooper Union in New York City and at Yale University, he moved to San Francisco in 1959. There, he attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he eventually became an... Read full biography
Born 1936, Oleiros, Spain. Victor Moscoso is best known for producing psychedelic rock posters/advertisements and underground comix in San Francisco during the 1960's and 70's. Born in Spain, Victor was the first of the rock poster artists of the 60's era with formal academic training and experience. After studying art at Cooper Union in New York City and at Yale University, he moved to San Francisco in 1959. There, he attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he eventually became an instructor. Moscoso's use of vibrating colors was influenced by painter Josef Albers, one of his teachers at Yale. He was the first of the rock poster artists to use photographic collage in many of his posters. Professional lightning struck in the form... Read full biography
Born 1936, Oleiros, Spain. Victor Moscoso is best known for producing psychedelic rock posters/advertisements and underground comix in San Francisco during the 1960's and 70's. Born in Spain, Victor was the first of the rock poster artists of the 60's era with formal academic training and experience. After studying art at Cooper Union in New York City and at Yale University, he moved to San Francisco in 1959. There, he attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he eventually became an instructor. Moscoso's use of vibrating colors was influenced by painter Josef Albers, one of his teachers at Yale. He was the first of the rock poster artists to use photographic collage in many of his posters. Professional lightning struck in the form of the psychedelic rock and roll poster for the San Francisco "Hippy" dance halls and clubs. Vict... Read full biography
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Born 1936, Oleiros, Spain.
Victor Moscoso is best known for producing psychedelic rock posters/advertisements and underground comix in San Francisco during the 1960's and 70's.
Born in Spain, Victor was the first of the rock poster artists of the 60's era with formal academic training and experience. After studying art at Cooper Union in New York City and at Yale University, he moved to San Francisco in 1959. There, he attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he eventually became an instructor.
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