Aw ****, now I see that a bunch of guys already answered that one... There was something else that Dave told me about his paintings, and if I ever remember what it was, I'll get back on here. I do remember him telling me that people really checked his work out really close, and if he didn't paint the exact number of fins on a motor, or the right number of bolts on a cam cover or something he'd get a letter from some guy telling him about it.
I, like a lot of us, grew up hooked on Easyriders and Dave's paintings............ I couldn't wait for the new issue each month to check out his centerfolds, and of course the fine scoots and nekkid wimmen! The world lost a tremendous talent Ride On, Dave, Ride On!!!!
I, like a lot of us, grew up hooked on Easyriders and Dave's paintings............ I couldn't wait for the new issue each month to check out his centerfolds, and of course the fine scoots and nekkid wimmen! The world lost a tremendous talent Ride On, Dave, Ride On!!!!
A little back story on those early Dave Mann paintings (Tecate Run, etc.) Dave Mann grew up and studied art in Kansas City. Through motorcycle shows in KC and Omaha he got to know a guy named Harlan "Tiny" Brower, a ******** outlaw biker from Sioux City IA who was the original member #1 of the El Forasteros MC. Eventually Mann joined the El Forasteros and founded the KC chapter. Now, Brower knew Mann had a lot of talent, and decided to send photos of Mann's art to Ed Roth around '67. Roth dug the pictures and ordered 13 of them to sell as 99 cent posters in his Roth Studios ads. It was Mann's first big break, and the models for the pictures were mostly Sioux City El Forasteros. The pictures were also bad luck for Roth because (according to legend) they were the last straw that got Roth ads banished from Hot Rod magazine.
Thank You... He was a hell of a biker and one hell of a painter. The week he died they had a huge biker bash at Texas Motor Speedway in FT Worth... Since he was such a huge influence to me i had a huge sign on the front of my bike that said RIP David Mann Never forgotten and so called bikers keep coming up and asking if that was a buddy of mine and what happened... I left and never went back..damn huppies....
Like many of the others I bought Easyrider each month to get his latest work. And like the others I haven't bought a copy of the magazine in years.
Met him 10 yrs ago at a bike shop anniversery party.Got his autography on a couple of my favorite prints.He was checking out my bike in the lot,so I got the chance to talk to him for a few. I had the only triumph in the lot,he was a very cool. The print of 2 guys at a light look over at a car with a family ,2 kids in back seat,boy flipping them off is my fav. R.I.P Rob
Zeener, I think Ed published around 19-20 posters......I saw some groovy stuff in Darryl's stash in Bell last year.... We have a prized,beat-up print of "Bike Zodiac" that survived somehow.... Another favorite: "Know Ye That This is the Kingdom of Kicks -Wine,Bikes,Drugs,Chicks " from "Building a Chopper" 1967
What was missing in all of his painting? Well,some of them had traditional hot rods and the like in them?! All credit due;Mann was a true master of acrylic/oil/gouache-style painting.
I too, grew up hiding "Easyrider" from my parents. I was always moved by his art,just kind of ****ed you into the moment. Of course the naked babes elsewhere in the mag had a similar effect... My favorite would be the two "A's" sitting side by side at the light, stocker on the left with gramps and gram and the hot rod on the right just checking each other out. Now I'll have to check for the missing valve stems
Some old threads are worth bringing back, I like this one! My favorite Dave Mann poster, from a whole different universe. Larry T
Uh, that's not Dave's bike. It's funny, but somehow I knew at the time there would be a time when people might see this photo and think it was Dave's bike. Dave owned one bike his entire life, it's the David Mann red pan/shovel with a Frisco mounted Sportster tank, an a VL frontend. In earlier years Dave had done different things to the bike like a wild lookin' tank etc. but it was always the same bike.
Johnny -- That's some cool ****! Here's a weird one -- I met Dave Mann when I was a little kid. Tiny Brower was my grandma's next door neighbor when I was growing up, and me and my brother used to go knothole-peeping while he and the El Forasteros were working on their choppers. It was westside of Sioux City, over by W. 7th & Hamilton. There was a teenage guitar wizard that lived up the block named Tommy Bolin, but that's a different story.
sad to hear of his p***ing. I had a "S" load of his pictures in my old home..bummer is when it burned down, the pictures went with it. only have a few E.R. centerfolds left, Good artist, always loved his view
Ya know .. dave Mann was one **** of an artist .. Keep the OCC **** outta here but do remember its television.. Its a lot better watching rides , chop cut and rebuild , american hot rod, american chopper and on and on than watching idol or the ****ing dancing ****. And if you didnt know it or not guys.. Im gonna make ya a little smarter here. they work with a script. Its 50 % bull ****.. So If you cant read between the lines and take it for what its worth then you might as well watch cops.. you should fit in. RIP dave Dave
I think the National Motorcycle Musuem in Anamosa,Iowa has some of his original work.They also have some GREAT Von Dutch pieces.
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