Stanley Mouse (b.1940)
The son of an animator, born in Fresno, California, Stanley Mouse is renowned for his illustrative posters, fusing Art Nouveau, Pop-art and Psychedelic techniques and motifs.
Mouse grew up in Detroit, known for drawing muscle cars driven by monstrous figures and working as a spray-painter for cars, which made a name for him during his thirteenth year of age.
Dropping out of art school, he began producing art posters for rock bands in San Francisco alongside Alton Kelley and influenced a permanent change to advertising art.
During the 15-year collaboration, Mouse and Kelley produced notable works including a poster starring the ZigZag cigarette man, and a poster incorporating death and roses for the rock band “The Grateful Dead”.
Stanley would then return to Detroit in 1970, where he held a large-scale solo art show at the Detroit Institute of Art and resulted in his body of work to become noticed in various art institutions worldwide. This including the Louvre in Paris, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Mouse later moved to San Francisco permanently, where he produced works for the late Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Moonalice and even Journey.
WORKS CITED
“Biography.” MouseStudios, MouseStudios, www.mousestudios.com/section/biography. Accessed 17 Feb. 2020
artnet. “Stanley Mouse.” Artnet, www.artnet.com/artists/stanley-mouse/. Accessed 17 Feb. 2020
IMAGES OBTAINED FROM
https//moonaliceposters.com/artists/stanley-mouse/
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postrock/2009/04/stanley_mouse.html