Stanley Mouse
Stanley Mouse was born on October 10th, 1940 in California. From an early age, Mouse’s interest in art was prevalent, drawing muscle cars. This didn’t come to much of a surprise as his father was an illustrator for Disney Studios and had even worked on the famed animation Snow White. Years later, Mouse began doing incredible paint jobs on vehicles and found himself in the center of the hot rod culture of Detroit. Even decades later would his paint jobs be noticed, notably by Eric Clapton who commissioned him to flame his Rolls Royce.
A major break in Mouse’s career was when he collaborated with Alton Kelley. Together they created the infamous Grateful Dead skeleton and roses motif and the ZigZag cigarettes. Mouse had an amazing eye for composition and took inspiration to art nouveau and pop art to create one of a kind posters and artworks. He is without a doubt a pioneer of the psychedelic poster as well as rock poster movement.
Work Cited
“Front Responsive.” MouseStudios, www.mousestudios.com/.
“Stanley Mouse.” Artnet, www.artnet.com/artists/stanley-mouse/.
“Stanley Mouse.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Nov. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Mouse.