American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art (2009)

Name: American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art
Rating: 4.1

4.1 of 5 from 47 ratings

1h 28min

Not released

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American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since its birth in the '60s. The film explores the history and rise of the current rock poster movement in America, and features a cast of quirky, interesting, and extremely talented rock poster artists talking about their work and telling the story of their underground art movement. Beginning in the 1960s in San Francisco with the birth of the dance concert, a rock poster accompanied almost every show that was put on during that era. Soon, people began pulling the posters off of the telephone poles almost as quickly as they were put up.
This extraordinary film, which includes interviews with over 30 artists, takes the viewer on a journey through the different decades and incarnations of this rebellious art form, and spends time with, arguably, some of the finest artists of this era talking about what inspired their truly American works of art.
Actors:: Mark Arminski, Lani Barry, Stan Beinstein, Julie Belcher, Kristin Vogel Beliveau, Leia Bell, Jello Biafra, Kevin Bradley, Art Chantry, Connie Collingsworth, Coop, Phil Cushway, Mat Daly, Ron Donovan, Emek
Directors:: Merle Becker
Studio:: Fusion Media Sales
Genres:: Documentary, Special Interest, TV Documentaries