Richard Duardo - Joystick - Serigraph - AP1182

1 of 5. A wonderful print. Ravishing work. Art is 34 1/2" x 43 1/2", frame 39 1/4" x 48 1/4". From his LA Times obituary by David Colker Nov. 16, 2014 Master art printer Richard Duardo, who was a pivotal figure in the Chicano art community in Los Angeles, died Tuesday at home in Los Angeles. He was 62. A gregarious, prominent figure in the downtown arts scene, he worked as a printer with numerous world-famous artists, including David Hockney, Keith Haring and Banksy. And his own creations — silk-screen portraits of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Che Guevara, Lauren Bacall and many others — were highly praised. But it was his support for young artists, especially in the Chicano community, that brought forth dozens of online tributes after his death and a growing memorial of candles, photos and other objects outside his downtown print studio, Modern Multiples. Duardo was born May 15, 1952, in Boyle Heights. He graduated from Franklin High School in Highland Park and studied