{"id":458,"date":"2016-11-08T11:26:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T15:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodstocktradeco.com\/Blog\/?p=458"},"modified":"2016-11-08T11:26:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T15:26:35","slug":"blog-alton-kelley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodstocktradeco.com\/Blog\/blog-alton-kelley\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOG ALTON KELLEY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-459\" src=\"http:\/\/www.woodstocktradeco.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alton-kelley-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"alton-kelley\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>One of the icons of psychedelic art, Alton was born Jun 17, 1940 in Houlton Maine. He spent his childhood in Connecticut.\u00a0 Art was his passion and he honed his craft at art schools in Philadelphia and New York.\u00a0 His career blossomed in San Francisco where he lived in Haight-Asbury which was the nucleus of rock music and art.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alton\u2019s collaboration with Stanley Mouse in 1966 gave both artists a chance to merge their talents.\u00a0 They developed distinctive images we all recognize.\u00a0 They worked in a unique side by side at their drawing tables with Mouse on the right side since his drafting skills were stronger with Kelley doing layout.\u00a0 Mouse and Kelley worked quickly producing a poster a week.\u00a0 They produced album covers for the Grateful Dead, Steve Miller Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jimi Hendrix as well as poster for the Avalon Ballroom and the Fillmore.\u00a0 The last time they collaborated for the cover art for the induction ceremony at the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame in March 2008<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We lost Alton Kelley in June 2008.\u00a0 Mint condition posters are selling for thousands of dollars.\u00a0 It is a testimony to the fame Alton Kelley never dreamed of having.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mom &amp; Seth had the opportunity of meeting Alton Kelley at a rare gathering of famous Psychedelic artists in San Francisco in 1989.\u00a0 It was a thrilling moment in time never to be duplicated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-460 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.woodstocktradeco.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ALTON-KELLEY-DIAN-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"alton-kelley-dian\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-461 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.woodstocktradeco.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alton-kelley-joint-show-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"alton-kelley-joint-show\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the icons of psychedelic art, Alton was born Jun 17, 1940 in Houlton Maine. 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