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100 posters, 134 Squirrels
by Jay Ryan
Punk Planet Books
Art/Popular Culture | Trade Paperback Original
ISBN: 1-888451-93-9 l 120 pages | $21.00

New from the Punk Planet Books imprint that brought you the indie hit Hairstyles of the Damned

Book excerpt and more details to be posted soon

A greatest-hits collection of the last decade of Jay Ryan's compelling posters, 100 Posters, 134 Squirrels showcases one of underground poster art's most prolific and talented practitioners. Framed by essays from luminaries in the music, design, and poster worlds--including Steve Albini, Art Chantry, Greg Kot, and Debra Parr--as well as an interview with Ryan himself, this book offers a unique look into Ryan's unusual approach to poster art.

Jay Ryan was born in St. Louis in 1972, and has lived within 150 miles of Chicago since 1974. He has spent a great deal of time doing a number of different things, but isn't remarkably good at any of them. Jay plays bass guitar in a rock band called Dianogah, which has played shows in Chile, Iceland, Sicily, and Baltimore. Jay lives in Chicago with his wife, Diana Sudyka, as well as Seth the greyhound and two charismatic cats.