Rick Griffin
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Rick Griffin was an influential American artist and illustrator best known for his iconic psychedelic rock posters and album covers associated with the 1960s counterculture and bands like the Grateful Dead.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rick Griffin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5920219 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rick Griffin Context triple: [Aoxomoxoa, coverArtBy, Rick Griffin]
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A.
Ed Ruscha
Ed Ruscha is an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement, known for his text-based paintings, photographs, and prints that explore language, urban landscapes, and contemporary culture.
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B.
Billy Al Bengston
Billy Al Bengston was an American artist associated with the Los Angeles art scene and the West Coast "Finish Fetish" movement, known for his vibrant, lacquered paintings and motorcycle-inspired imagery.
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C.
Tom Wesselmann
Tom Wesselmann was an American Pop artist best known for his bold, stylized depictions of the female nude and everyday consumer objects in vibrant, large-scale compositions.
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D.
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb is an influential American underground cartoonist and illustrator known for his distinctive cross-hatched style and countercultural comics such as "Fritz the Cat" and "Mr. Natural."
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E.
Don Bachardy
Don Bachardy is an American portrait artist known for his long-term relationship with writer Christopher Isherwood and his distinctive drawings of notable cultural figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rick Griffin Target entity description: Rick Griffin was an influential American artist and illustrator best known for his iconic psychedelic rock posters and album covers associated with the 1960s counterculture and bands like the Grateful Dead.
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A.
Ed Ruscha
Ed Ruscha is an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement, known for his text-based paintings, photographs, and prints that explore language, urban landscapes, and contemporary culture.
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B.
Billy Al Bengston
Billy Al Bengston was an American artist associated with the Los Angeles art scene and the West Coast "Finish Fetish" movement, known for his vibrant, lacquered paintings and motorcycle-inspired imagery.
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C.
Tom Wesselmann
Tom Wesselmann was an American Pop artist best known for his bold, stylized depictions of the female nude and everyday consumer objects in vibrant, large-scale compositions.
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D.
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb is an influential American underground cartoonist and illustrator known for his distinctive cross-hatched style and countercultural comics such as "Fritz the Cat" and "Mr. Natural."
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E.
Don Bachardy
Don Bachardy is an American portrait artist known for his long-term relationship with writer Christopher Isherwood and his distinctive drawings of notable cultural figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1991 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grateful Dead
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San Francisco music scene ⓘ underground comix artists ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | motorcycle accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-06-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-08-18 ⓘ |
| employer |
Zap Comix (as contributor)
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linked to:
Zap Comix
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| familyName | Griffin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comic art
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graphic design ⓘ illustration ⓘ poster design ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Alden Griffin ⓘ |
| genre |
comic art
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psychedelic rock poster art ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| influenced |
later rock poster artists
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psychedelic graphic design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
psychedelic culture
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surf culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
1960s counterculture
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psychedelic art ⓘ underground comix ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
San Francisco rock poster scene
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album cover art ⓘ psychedelic rock concert posters ⓘ work associated with the Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aoxomoxoa (Grateful Dead album cover)
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linked to:
Aoxomoxoa
Grateful Dead skull-and-roses imagery ⓘ posters for the Avalon Ballroom ⓘ posters for the Fillmore West ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Petaluma, California, United States
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linked to:
Petaluma, California
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| religion | Christianity (later in life) ⓘ |
| residence |
San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
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linked to:
San Francisco Bay Area
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| spouse | Ida Griffin ⓘ |
| workedOn |
album covers for rock bands
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rock concert posters in the 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rick Griffin Description of subject: Rick Griffin was an influential American artist and illustrator best known for his iconic psychedelic rock posters and album covers associated with the 1960s counterculture and bands like the Grateful Dead.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.