Pat Hanks
Biography
Biographical detail is essentially undocumented. Pat Hanks is described in poster-history accounts as Bill Graham's right-hand man at the Fillmore — the gatekeeper who screened artists arriving with portfolios — rather than as a career poster designer. He occasionally produced poster art himself; his best-documented credited design is a 1970 Pink Floyd poster for Fillmore West. No birth date, training, or fuller biography is documented.
Why They Matter
More notable as Bill Graham's trusted lieutenant and gatekeeper at the Fillmore than as a prolific artist; his occasional credited poster work is a minor footnote to the Bill Graham poster canon.
Notable Works
- Pink Floyd / Fillmore West poster (1970, Bill Graham series)
- the pieces attributed to him in the Art of Rock catalog