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Raymond Pettibon is who made the Black Flag album covers. His artistic career began to take off in the early 1980s. During this time, he produced album artwork and posters for many bands beyond Black Flag, such as Sonic Youth, Saccharine Trust and the Minutemen. Many of Pettibon’s prints, paintings and mixed media works incorporate harsh and equivocal text and imagery. While some of the text is borrowed, others are Pettibon’s original words. His style echoes that of comics and includes motifs from youth culture, politics, sports and celebrities. Find a selection of Raymond Pettibon art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
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Raymond Pettibon 1980s illustration art (early Raymond Pettibon)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon, "No Mag,'" 1981:
A rare late 70's/early 80's Los Angeles Punk scene publication featuring several stand out illustrations by Raymond Pettibon
Medium: Newspaper mag...
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
No Title (Our Secret Spot)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in Bristol, GB
Six-colour lithograph on Rives BFK paper
Edition of 35
Signed and numbered on the front
Mint
This artwork is sold framed
Images of edition numbering are for illustrative purposes on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Raymond Pettibon Black Flag punk flyer (Raymond Pettibon Punk)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon illustrated Black Flag flyer published on the occasion of: Black Flag on Broadway / Dec. 19 1982 / Dec. 20 1982 with Code of Honor, Redd Kross, Nig-Heist, & Flipper...
Category
1980s Pop Art Nude Prints
Materials
Offset
Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1983 postmarked (Raymond Pettibon prints)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon: Rare early Black Flag punk flyer:
Black Flag Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Jun 11, 1983. Santa Monica, CA. Flyer / handbill for gig by Black Flag, Misfits, Vandals featuring artwork by Pettibon. Post-marked 1983 on verso; rare as such given the SST stamp on verso (Black Flag's record label).
Offset Print; 8.5 x 11 inches.
Features Pettibon printed signure on the lower right.
Condition: Minor signs of handling and fading or yellowing; fold-lines and staple marks to upper & lower center (these were originally stapled together and mailed); in otherwise very good overall condition given age & medium.
Post-marked 1983 and hand addressed on verso. Rare.
Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist once said of Pettibon's Black Flag illustrations and iconic logo: "Before I knew what Black Flag was I remember walking around Hollywood and seeing Raymond's flyers and being like, 'What the fuck is that?'… Those flyers made me feel like something is going on and it's romantic and it's mysterious and it's heavy and I don't know what it is but I wanna know."
About Raymond Pettibon (Americanb. 1957)
Raymond Pettibon is a contemporary American artist known for his stylized ink drawings combining images and text. His inventive narratives blend historical content with consumer culture to yield incisive critiques of contemporary society. “I was making my work as transparent as possible, without equivocations, without calling attention to itself, without apology,” he explained. “There's a lot of conventions in the art world that are not to be transgressed, but my economy of means doesn't abide by those strictures.” Born Raymond Ginn on June 16, 1957 in Tucson, AZ, the artist is self-taught, but cites drawings by William Blake, Edward Hopper, Francisco Goya, and John Sloan as instructive to his practice. Deriving inspiration from comics, cartoons, and other pop culture iconography, Pettibon began designing album covers and ephemera for his brother’s band Black Flag in the mid-1970s. He went on to produce cover art for Sonic Youth, the Minutemen...
Category
1980s Pop Art Nude Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Raymond Pettibon The Major Arteries 2009 (Raymond Pettibon zine)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon The Major Arteries 2009 (Raymond Pettibon zine):
This visually enticing 2009 Raymond Pettibon artist book/zine includes 30+ evocative dr...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Offset
Raymond Pettibon Punk flyer 1982 (Raymond Pettibon prints)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon 1982:
Rare original punk flyer featuring artwork by Pettibon for a gig by Hari-Kari, Wasted Youth at Dancing Waters, in downtown San Pe...
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset