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Frank Zappa Ruben & the Jets by Cal Schenkel

Artist: Cal Schenkel (All)

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Frank Zappa Ruben & the Jets by Cal Schenkel Comic Art

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Title:	Frank Zappa Ruben & the Jets by Cal Schenkel
Artist:	Cal Schenkel (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	6,161
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	3/1/2008
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Cal Schenkel drew the original cover art for Zappa's album Ruben and the Jets in 1968. In '87 he did this loving tribute to that album. (from the collection of Karl E.Gray III)

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Cal Shenkel was Zappa's cover artist/art director from 1967 on, starting with the 2nd album "Absolutely Free".

In the mid 80's Schenkel made all new unique original artworks by taking an old album sleeve, tearing it open, mounting it to a masonite board/frame and then going at it with hot glue, silk screened art, paints, pens, markers, sheets of acrylic, and the occasional chain saw. This is one of those unique pieces. In my case he added things I sent him from around my house like, game board pieces, foreign coins, a drum stick head and the foot off an old G.I. Joe

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	LEN CALLO
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Sean Wasielewski
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/4/2008

Now that's a grail!!!

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