I came across an archive of Reggae and Dancehall LP artwork by graphic designer, Wilfred Limonious. From the feelgood cartoon characters to the bright 80s style hand drawn geometric shapes, this artwork puts a smile on my face. Check out the full archive here.
May 22– SUN RA
Ark-Angel, musician from Saturn, via Birmingham.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NJ2oXwWEvw&feature=related
ALSO ON MAY 22 IN HISTORY…
1805 — Esoteric poet, proto-surrealist Gérard de Nerval born in Paris, France.
1845 — American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt born.
1885 — French novelist Victor Hugo dies, Paris, France.
1887 — Surrealist, pugilist Arthur Cravan born, Lausanne, Switzerland.
1895 — Indian religious leader Jiddu Krishnamurti born.
1914 — Ark-Angel, composer Herman “Sunny” Blount born, Birmingham, Alabama.
1925 — Indeterminate painter, sculptor Jean Tinguely born.
1948 — Jamaican-American writer Claude McKay dies, Chicago, Illinois.
Excerpted from The 2009 Autonomedia Calendar of Jubilee Saints: Radical Heroes for the New Millennium by James Koehnline and the Autonomedia Collective
