ED PISKOR | Run-DMC. Original cover art from volume 3 of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015.

ED PISKOR

"RUN-DMC". ORIGINAL COVER ART FROM VOLUME 3 OF THE HIP HOP FAMILY TREE, 2015

Pencil, ink, and marker on stiff paper (17 by 11 inches), signed "Ed Piskor 2020" at bottom. 

"Holy fuck those hands are ridiculous! Also, I started seeing all sorts of stuff about the Illuminati’s infiltration of hip hop as a tool for manipulation and keeping people subservient, so I composed this image to resemble the Masonic compass, hoping that those same people would see it."

From Fantagraphics, the publisher: "Hip Hop Family Tree Book 3: 1983-1984. The third volume of the popular webcomic tells the true story of hip-hoppers The Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, The Fat Boys, and many more.

Ed Piskor’s acclaimed graphic novel series continues! Book 3 highlights Run DMC’s rise to fame and introduces unassailable acts like Whodini, The Fat Boys, Slick Rick, and Doug E Fresh. The Beastie Boys become a rap group. Rick Rubin meets Russell Simmons to form Def Jam. The famous TV pilot to the dance show Graffiti Rock and the documentaries Style Wars and Breakin’ and Enterin’ are all highlighted in this comprehensive volume spanning 1983-1984. Ed Piskor continues to deliver the goods in this comprehensive history of hip hop."

REFERENCE:

Illustrated: Ed Piskor: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, p. 79

PROVENANCE:

Courtesy Ed Piskor