American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since it's birth in the'60s. Award-winning director, Merle Becker crosses the country interviewing the rock poster artists from the different eras to discover that America is currently in the midst of a 21st century "rock poster art movement", where thousands of artists around the country are doing silk screened rock poster art inspired by their local scene, the music of our time, and the spirit of our era.
Merle Becker
Director
Art Chantry
Self
Frank Kozik
Self
Coop
Self

Jello Biafra
Self
Rick Griffin
Self
Victor Moscoso
Self
Penelope Houston
Self
Tara McPherson
Self

Robert Williams
Self
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
A Band Called Death71%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me85%
Justin Bieber's Believe69%
Stop Making Sense83%
The Last Waltz76%
Supersonic73%
The Velvet Underground67%
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon81%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
Bad 2572%
Beastie Boys Story75%
Katy Perry: Part of Me71%
Daft Punk Unchained71%
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story73%
The Sparks Brothers73%
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel72%
That's Entertainment! III70%
Until the Light Takes Us67%
Live Aid79%