Our friend, collage artist Winston Smith, known for creating the iconic Dead Kennedys logo, is recovering from a heart attack that struck the day after his 73rd birthday, forcing him to postpone his planned San Francisco solo exhibition.
Smith, who illustrated album covers for Dead Kennedys, Green Day, and Pearl Jam, was hospitalized for three days and spent two weeks in rehabilitation. Now back at his cabin in the woods, he faces new health challenges, including a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis that requires significant lifestyle changes.
"As grim as this could've been, I'm weirdly grateful," Smith said on his GoFundMe page, which has raised over $29,000 toward medical expenses and show rescheduling costs. The artist's remote living situation — 500 feet down a steep canyon — has necessitated