Vans continues to honor the creative legacy of some of America's finest underground comic artists, with these E-streets dedicated to the late Rick Griffin. Griffin's psychedelic work became synonymous with sixties surf culture, hence the swirling aqua-marine upper and the surfie character on the tongue badge. Available now at Extra Butter.
From RickGriffinInk.com:
Richard Alden Griffin (June 18, 1944 - August 18, 1991) was an American artist and one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters in the 1960s. He was also a contributor to the underground comix movement whose work appeared regularly in Zap Comix Griffin was closely identified with the Grateful Dead, having designed some of their best known posters and record jackets. He was also known for his work within the surfing subculture, including his comic strip about a surfer named "Murphy".
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