Which New York artist designed the iconic poster for the 1969 Woodstock festival?

Arnold Skolnick designed the iconic poster for the 1969 Woodstock festival.

Skolnick created the design after Woodstock organizers asked for promotional artwork. His final image showed a bird perched on the neck of a guitar, accompanied by the words “3 Days of Peace & Music.” The design became one of the most recognizable images associated with the festival.

The poster is often remembered as a symbol of the Woodstock era, but it was not the festival’s original proposed design. Earlier artwork featured a dove and a flute, and the concept changed before Skolnick’s guitar-and-bird image was accepted.

Skolnick was a graphic designer and illustrator from New York. The poster’s simplicity helped it remain visually memorable long after the festival ended.