Wes Wilson's Contribution To Invent The Pop Art Hippie Movement

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Wes Wilson is an American Artists that helped invent the Pop Art typography known as “Psychedelic”. Wilson, decided to turn turmoil into art by creating peace posters during the Vietnam war. He helped encourage the uprise of the hippie movement with his distorted shapes and colorful posters, his most famous being the posters were done for The Beatles, The Doors and Bill Graham.

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