Jim Franklin (2)

Austin, Texas visual artist. He was born 1943 in Galveston, Texas and is best known for his poster art created for the Armadillo World Headquarters, and, more specifically, for his detailed, surrealistic illustrations of armadillos. Franklin began drawing armadillos in 1968, and they became a symbol of the hippie counterculture movement in Texas. He featured armadillos on the album art for Shiva's Headband's first record, Take Me to the Mountains and poster art for the Armadillo World Headquarters. His armadillos also appear on Greezy Wheels’ recording Juz Loves Dem Ol Greezy Wheels, for which he also supplied the title, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen's live recording, Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas, and the Freddie King albums, Texas Cannonball and Woman Across the River.He was