All the rest is merely exploitation and perseverance : the poster art of Frank Kozik

"The history of poster art tends to focus on the art of Henri Toulouse-Latrec, Jules Cheret, and Alfonse Mucha, while leaving out or barely mentioning the work of artists such as Wes Wilson, Stanley Mouse, and Alton Kelley. The aim of this thesis is to widen the gaze of poster art by centering on a contemporary rock poster artist: Frank Kozik. By focusing on formal and sociological analysis ofa number of Kozik's posters, I illustrate how he not only fits in with the arc of poster art development, but also influences it into the next century"

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art & Design, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, 1991-1994

[Early Conceptual Sketches], untitled. Ink sketches on reverse of "La Valencia Hotel" memo pad paper, 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art & Design, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, 1991-1994

[Early Conceptual Sketches], untitled. Ink sketches on steno pad paper, initialed, 6x9 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]