Jim Franklin
Actor · b. 1943 · Galveston, Texas, USA
Jim Franklin (born December 28, 1943, in Galveston, Texas) is an artist, illustrator, and underground cartoonist best known for his poster art created for the Armadillo World Headquarters, a former Austin, Texas, music hall. He is also known for his detailed, surrealist illustrations of armadillos, which have become an emblem of underground country music.
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Movie7.8DocumentaryMusicLes Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period (1972-1974).
A Poem Is a Naked Person
1974 · 9 votes
MovieDocumentaryArmadillo Man: The Trips of Jim Franklin tells the story of the iconic poster artist who helped establish the Austin music venue, Armadillo World Headquarters, and is credited with making Austin "weird."