Vintage Original Artwork T-Shirt, Signed by Artist Vince Perez - S15

About the Item1986 New Year Original Design by Vince Perez. T-Shirt. The only one of its kind in existence, artist describes it as "An Odd Color Experiment." Never worn. (Sleeve 7.0in, Width 19.5, Length 26.0), 100% Cotton. Blank back. Black/dark

color precluded artist doing hand-written/personal signature, but carries his commercial/printed signature. (Artist cautions on washing effects on hand-written signature) About Vince Perez Among Vince’s talents and roles are Illustrator, Fine Artist, Anatomist, and Full Professor at the California College of the Arts. In addition to his works for the Grateful Dead, over a span of more than forty years Vincent created artwork for clients including Time, Disney, LucasFilm, Roche, and the Arion Press. His works can be found in the Museum of Modern Art and the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, the National Gallery in Washington D.C., and the Vatican in Rome. Vince’s Shirts on eBay This and other shirts listed by eBay reseller “VP-GC_Treasures are from Vince’s personal collection based on original artwork done for the Grateful Dead decades ago. Some shirts with similar design were sold around that time, but none with artist's personal hand-written signature. Vince’s Works Used Commercially by the GD Two of Vince’s art designs were used commercially and the rights belong to GD, both shown in the photos accompanying this item. Vince describes: “They chose the Skeleton on the Eagle as the first one and I drew them bursting through an American Flag for an Eastern tour show.” The other: “When I did the Mardi Gras shirt I went back stage at the Oakland Arena and met Mickey Hart who was wearing it and he introduced me to Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia who complimented me on the shirt. I met Bill Graham at the same time and got to know him socially later.” Vince and the GD Vince remembers: “When I first started I went to the GD warehouse in San Raphael which is close to Lucasfilm where I worked on 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'. I stopped in many times with new ideas, picking up the Mardi Gras job that was printed at Winterland Productions. Whenever I went in to the warehouse where the art director was upstairs I passed by a 40-foot-high stack of Mickey's drums. I got to know Mickey and Bob and later designed a skeleton beating on some large skulls with thigh bones for Mickey.” Shipping: Item USPS, First-Class