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Dancing Bears
The Dancing Bears are a piece of art, originally drawn by Bob Thomas as part of the back cover for the album, History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice). The bear is an homage to Owsley "Bear" Stanley, who recorded and...
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- Album cover for History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice)
Lightning Bolt Skull
The Lightning Bolt Skull is a red, white, and blue skull with a lightning bolt through it. The lightning bolt skull can be found on the cover of the album, Steal Your Face, and the image is sometimes known by that name. It was designed...
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- Logo on band's equipment
Skull and Roses
Skull and Roses is a piece of artwork closely associated with the Grateful Dead. Edmund Joseph Sullivan drew the original black and white illustration of the image for a nineteenth century edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. ...
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- Poster for 1966 Dead show at Avalon Ballroom
Uncle Sam Skeleton
The Uncle Sam skeleton is a piece of art first devised by Gary Gutierrez as part of the animation for The Grateful Dead Movie. The image combines the Grateful Dead skeleton motif with the character of Uncle Sam, a reference to the then...
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- The Grateful Dead Movie
Jester
The Jester Skeleton is an image associated with the Grateful Dead. In the image, the skeleton is dressed as a jester and holds a lute. The original image was an airbrush painting done by Stanley Mouse in 1972 and was used for the cover...
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- Cover of The Grateful Dead Songbook
