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Ed Roth,Biker Poster,1965,34x23,Henry,Hells Angels,RARE

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Sold Date: 07/16/2009
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Transportation and Vehicles

Offered for sale is a vintage "biker" poster of "Henry" from circa 1965, one from a legendary "biker" series done by Big Daddy Roth in the mid-1960s, which featured fantastic bigger than life images of some of SoCals colorful outlaw riders of the day, and is deserved of being displayed in a Biker Hall of Fame if ever such a place was created - EXTREMELY RARE; very limited printing / distribution; only sold at hot rod shows (see bio info below). The poster measures and impressive 34" x 22.5", is in nicely preserved condition despite the fragile paper stock it's printed on (tack holes in corners; minor surface wear in spots; a few faint splatter marks of paint; some archival tape backside to reinforce weak corners / edge tears; however, still very suitable for framing/display)(a real show piece). T is less than a handful of these posters known to exist, so what you're bidding on is a true historical artifact, so rare you can't put a value on it, but you have a chance to own one for an opening bid of $199.99 with FREE shipping (U.S. Domestic Orders only), so don't miss out on this one time only offering! Overseas bidders please add for S/H costs, insurance costs extra (optional), and CA State Residents please add 9% sales tax. Thanks for visiting my auction listing, and feel free to contact me with further questions or comments!

Ed Roth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Big Daddy Roth ) Jump to: navigation , search Ed Roth Birth name Ed Roth Born March 4, 1932 ( 1932-03-04 )
Beverly Hills, California Died April 4, 2001 ( 2001-04-05 ) (aged 69)
Nationality American Field Custom Automotive Cartoon Art Training Self Educated Movement Kustom Kulture Works Rat Fink Influenced Robert Williams , [[Chris Foss (artist)| Chris Foss ]]

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth ( March 4 , 1932 – April 4 , 2001 ) was an artist and cartoonist who created the hot-rod icon Rat Fink and other extreme characters. As a custom car builder, Roth was a key figure in Southern California 's " Kustom Kulture "/Hot-rod movement of the 1960s. He grew up in Bell, California , attending Bell High School , w his classes included auto shop and art.

Roth is best known for his grotesque caricatures — typified by Rat Fink — depicting imaginative, outsized monstrosities driving representations of the hot rods he and his contemporaries built. Although Detroit native Stanley Mouse (Miller) is credited with creating the so-called "Monster Hot Rod" art form, Roth is accepted as the individual who popularized it. Roth is less well known for his innovative work in turning hot rodding from crude backyard engineering w performance was the bottom line into a refined artform w aesthetics were equally important, breaking new ground with fiberglass bodywork.

In the 1960s, plastic models of many of Roth's cars, as well as models of Rat Fink and other whimsical creatures created by Roth, were marketed by the Revell model company.

Numerous artists were associated with Roth, including painter Robert Williams , Rat Fink Comix artist R.K. Sloane and Steve Fiorilla , who illustrated Roth's catalogs.

Roth was active in the field of counterculture art and hot-rodding his entire adult life. At the time of his death in 2001, he was working on an innovative hot-rod project involving a compact car planned as a radical departure from the dominant "tuner" performance modification style. In his later years, Roth's telephone number was listed in the directory, and he encouraged fans to contact him: he was always generous with his time and enthusiasm.

A Roth custom feared lost for many years was the subject of a number of articles in automotive enthusiast magazines in the summer of 2008. The Orbitron , built in 1964, was discovered in Mexico in late 2007. The car, in dilapidated, inoperative condition, had been parked for quite some time in front of an adult bookstore in Ciudad Juárez . The owners of the shop were also the owners of the car. It was purchased by Michael Lightbourn, an American auto r...