American graphic artist and book publisher (1937–2022) This biography needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Arnold Skolnick" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) | Arnold Skolnick Born| Arnold H. Skolnick (1937-02-25)February 25, 1937 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died| June 15, 2022(2022-06-15) (aged 85) Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S. Occupation| Graphic Designer, book publisher Arnold H. Skolnick (February 25, 1937 – June 15, 2022) was an American graphic artist and book publisher.[1][2] His best known work is the original 1969 poster for the Woodstock Art and Music Fair.[3] ## Contents * 1 1969 Woodstock poster * 2 Book publishing * 3 Film * 4 Fine artist * 5 Gallery exhibitions * 6 Articles and reviews * 7 References ## 1969 Woodstock poster[edit] Skolnick's 1969 Woodstock poster showed a white catbird perched on the neck of an acoustic guitar. Woodstock Ventures asked Skolnick to design a music and art fair poster. Skolnick's son Peter remembers watching his father cut the words and bird from paper. He also remembers his father trying different layouts. Skolnick was hired on a Thursday and delivered the poster the following Monday around 11am. Although much money has been made from Skolnick's symbol, he received only one royalty check of about $15. While Skolnick won many awards, perhaps his 1969 and his 40th anniversary Woodstock posters are his most famous.[4] ## Book publishing[edit] Skolnick next started Imago Imprint, a company that published, designed, and produced mostly art books. It was established in New York City and led to a number of published books such as Lightest Blues (Great Humor from the 1930s) and Paul Cadmus. His company Chameleon Books led to many more art books such as The Lyrical Constructivist: Don Gummer Sculpture, The Girl with the Watering Can, Hyman Bloom, and Times Squared (photographs by Toby Old). He also worked on projects with companies such as Carl Little, Pomegranate, Down East Books, Potter, Rizzoli, First Glance Books, and Chronicle Books. ## Film[edit] Skolnick worked on titles and credits for the 1962 film To Kill A Mockingbird. He also worked with Linda Yellen as her assistant storyboarder, and with her on Playing for Time (1980) and Prisoner Without A Name, Cell Without A Number (1985).[citation needed] ## Fine artist[edit] Skolnick's drawings, paintings, and photography have been exhibited in Massachusetts at the Oxbow, Michelson & William Baczek Fine Art Galleries and in various galleries in New York City. ## Gallery exhibitions[edit] * 1976 Rolly Michaux Galleries, New York, NY * 2004 Members Group Show (Paintings), Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA * 2005 Earth, Water, Sky (paintings & photographs), Painter Arnold Skolnick and Photographer Robert Aller, Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, Ma * 2006 Nudes and Still Life, Paintings & Drawings,(with Robert Aller, photographer), Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA * 2008 Landscape Paintings & Drawings, Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA * 2008 Love Song: The Erotic Photographs of Arnold Skolnick, Michelson Gallery, Northampton, MA * 2008 Love Song: The Erotic Photographs of Arnold Skolnick, Babcock Galleries, New York * 2010 Antique and Artisan Center, Stamford, CT * 2011 Color and Rhythm, Paintings by Arnold Skolnick, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth, Maine * 2014 Spinoza's God: Paintings by Arnold Skolnick, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth, Maine * 2017 Light Touch, Nudes In White Charcoal, Elusie Gallery, Easthampton, MA * 2017 Eyes of Western Massachusetts, Colson Gallery, Eastworks, Easthampton, MA ## Articles and reviews[edit] * Hennessy, Christina, "Woodstock poster designer's paintings on exhibit in Stamford", Stamford Advocate, Friday, October 15, 2010 ## References[edit] 1. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2022-06-30). "Arnold Skolnick, Whose Poster Embodied Woodstock, Dies at 85". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-04. 2. ^ Schudel, Matt (2022-07-02). "Arnold Skolnick, designer of renowned Woodstock poster, dies at 85". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-07-04. 3. ^ In french : Grégoire Leménager, Le miracle Woodstock, L'Obs (issn:0029-4713), n°2852, 4 au 10 juillet 2019, total pages:73 à 77, page:75 4. ^ "Woodstock Story Interview with Arnold Skolnick" * v * t * e Woodstock Festival List of performances and events Founders| * Artie Kornfeld * Michael Lang * John P. Roberts * Joel Rosenman * Max Yasgur August 15, 1969| * Richie Havens * Swami Satchidananda * Sweetwater * Bert Sommer * Tim Hardin * Ravi Shankar * Melanie * Arlo Guthrie * Joan Baez August 16, 1969| * Quill * Country Joe McDonald * Santana * John Sebastian * Keef Hartley * The Incredible String Band * Canned Heat * Mountain * Grateful Dead August 17, 1969| * Creedence Clearwater Revival * Janis Joplin * Sly and the Family Stone * The Who * Jefferson Airplane * Joe Cocker and The Grease Band * Country Joe and the Fish * Ten Years After * The Band August 18, 1969| * Blood, Sweat & Tears * Johnny and Edgar Winter * Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young * Paul Butterfield Blues Band * Sha Na Na * Jimi Hendrix Media| * Woodstock Nation (1969 Abbie Hoffman book) * Woodstock (1970 film) * Making Woodstock (1974 book) * My Generation (2000 film) * The Road to Woodstock (2009 book) * Taking Woodstock (2007 book) * 2009 film * Woodstock Revisited (2009 film) * Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021 film) * Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 (2022 miniseries) Recordings| * At the Woodstock Festival (1970) * Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More (1970) * "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (Melanie song) * "Woodstock" (Joni Mitchell song) * Woodstock Two (1971) * The Best of Woodstock (1994) * Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music (1994) * Woodstock Diary (1994) * Woodstock (Jimi Hendrix) (1994) * Live at Woodstock (Jimi Hendrix) (1999) * Live at Woodstock (Joe Cocker) (2009) * The Woodstock Experience (2009) * Woodstock 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm (2009) * Woodstock – Back to the Garden: 50th Anniversary Collection (2019) * Woodstock – Back to the Garden: 50th Anniversary Experience (2019) * Woodstock – Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive (2019) * Live at Woodstock (Creedence Clearwater Revival) (2019) * Woodstock 94 (1994) * Woodstock 1994 (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (2016) * Woodstock 1994 (Green Day) (2019) * Woodstock 1999 (1999) Revivals| * Woodstock '79 * Woodstock Reunion 1979 * Woodstock '89 * Woodstock '94 * Woodstock '99 * Heroes of Woodstock Tour * Woodstock 50 (canceled) Related| * Woodstock Nation * Woodstock Sound-Outs * Chip Monck (festival master of ceremonies) * Arnold Skolnick * Bethel Woods Center for the Arts * Hog Farm Collective * Wavy Gravy * Bethel, New York * Woodstock, New York Authority control General| * ISNI * 1 * 2 * VIAF * 1 * WorldCat National libraries| * France (data) * United States * Netherlands Other| * Faceted Application of Subject Terminology * Social Networks and Archival Context * SUDOC (France) * 1 *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template