Dennis King (born September 24, 1952) is an American art curator and author who writes about vintage rock music posters, related memorabilia, and sports cards. He was a major contributor and technical advisor to The Art of Rock by Paul Grushkin, which was released in 1987 and has become the standard reference book on rock posters of the 1960s and 1970s. Grushkin and King co-authored the follow-up book, The Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion, in 2004, on which King was the Art Director. More than 1,800 posters were reproduced in The Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion, which detailed the resurgence and expansion of the art form's phenomenon, style, and influence. The book also featured a discussion of the history of silk-screening and its commercial applications following its industrialization, featuring the work of artists like Frank Kozik, Uncle Charlie, Art Chantry, and Yee Haw Industries. The French edition, L’Art du Rock, was released in 2005. King was the sole author of a pair of follow-up books, Art of Rock Mini #1: A-Z (2007) and Art of Rock Mini #2: Poster Girls (2008), both of which included new material and were published in smaller, more economical and accessible formats. He also wrote the epilogue to the 2008 book The Hammer of God: The Art of Malleus Rock Art Lab, a volume dedicated to the art collective consisting of three Italian poster artists whose work appeared in all three of the Art of Modern Rock books. Writer In addition to contributing to the Art of Modern Rock series, King has written for Juxtapoz, interviewing poster artist Derek Hess. He has also written about Japanese pop culture memorabilia for The Antiquer. In 1991, he wrote for and published Japanese Baseball Card Quarterly. In 1998, he published the first and only issue of The Rock Poster Collector, an attempt to provide a resource for collecting rock posters. This attempt to organize the collecting community was followed soon after by the creation of The Rock Poster Society (TRPS). Collector King curated the "Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion” exhibit, which was shown at the Bumbershoot Multi-Disciplinary Arts Festival in Seattle and then at the Experience Music Project museum in Seattle in May 2006. The show featured the work of more than 300 artists from King's personal collection.

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Dennis King (born September 24, 1952) is an American art curator and author who writes about vintage rock music posters, related memorabilia, and sports cards. He was a major contributor and technical advisor to The Art of Rock by Paul Grushkin, which was released in 1987 and has become the standard reference book on rock posters of the 1960s and 1970s. Grushkin and King co-authored the follow-up book, The Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion, in 2004, on which King was the Art Director. More than 1,800 posters were reproduced in The Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion, which detailed the resurgence and expansion of the art form's phenomenon, style, and influence. The book also featured a discussion of the history of silk-screening and its commercial applications following its industrialization, featuring the work of artists like Frank Kozik, Uncle Charlie, Art Chantry, and Yee Haw Industries. The French edition, L’Art du Rock, was released in 2005. King was the sole author of a pair of follow-up books, Art of Rock Mini #1: A-Z (2007) and Art of Rock Mini #2: Poster Girls (2008), both of which included new material and were published in smaller, more economical and accessible formats. He also wrote the epilogue to the 2008 book The Hammer of God: The Art of Malleus Rock Art Lab, a volume dedicated to the art collective consisting of three Italian poster artists whose work appeared in all three of the Art of Modern Rock books. Writer In addition to contributing to the Art of Modern Rock series, King has written for Juxtapoz, interviewing poster artist Derek Hess. He has also written about Japanese pop culture memorabilia for The Antiquer. In 1991, he wrote for and published Japanese Baseball Card Quarterly. In 1998, he published the first and only issue of The Rock Poster Collector, an attempt to provide a resource for collecting rock posters. This attempt to organize the collecting community was followed soon after by the creation of The Rock Poster Society (TRPS). Collector King curated the "Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion” exhibit, which was shown at the Bumbershoot Multi-Disciplinary Arts Festival in Seattle and then at the Experience Music Project museum in Seattle in May 2006. The show featured the work of more than 300 artists from King's personal collection.

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Dennis King (born September 24, 1952) is an American art curator and author who writes about vintage rock music posters, related memorabilia, and sports cards. He was a major contributor and technical advisor to The Art of Rock by Paul Grushkin, which was released in 1987 and has become the standard reference book on rock posters of the 1960s and 1970s. Grushkin and King co-authored the follow-up book, The Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion, in 2004, on which King was the Art Director. More than 1,800 posters were reproduced in The Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion, which detailed the resurgence and expansion of the art form's phenomenon, style, and influence. The book also featured a discussion of the history of silk-screening and its commercial applications following its industrialization, featuring the work of artists like Frank Kozik, Uncle Charlie, Art Chantry, and Yee Haw Industries. The French edition, L’Art du Rock, was released in 2005. King was the sole author of a pair of follow-up books, Art of Rock Mini #1: A-Z (2007) and Art of Rock Mini #2: Poster Girls (2008), both of which included new material and were published in smaller, more economical and accessible formats. He also wrote the epilogue to the 2008 book The Hammer of God: The Art of Malleus Rock Art Lab, a volume dedicated to the art collective consisting of three Italian poster artists whose work appeared in all three of the Art of Modern Rock books.