Victor Moscoso, Sopwith Camel
By Garrett Schroeder, Graduate Class of 2027 Victor Moscoso’s neon-colored posters and highly stylized typography epitomize the 1960s psychedelic experience. Born in Spain, his family moved to New Jersey in 1938 to escape persecution from the growing fascist regime. As an adult, Moscoso relocated to San Francisco, California where he joined fellow artists Wes Wilson, Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley, who came to be known as the “Big Five” poster artists. Out of the “Big Five”, Moscoso was the only one professionally trained in the arts, having studied under prominent color theorist and artist Josef Albers, who influenced...