David Welker

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Welker
Occupation	Poster Artist
Date Of Birth	Jul 30, 1964(1964-07-30)
Age	60
Birthplace	Poughkeepsie
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Leo

David Welker Biography

David Welker is one of the most popular and richest Poster Artist who was born on July 30, 1964 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States.

David Welker (born July 30, 1964) is an American painter whose artwork on the cover of the 1993 studio album, Rift, by American rock band Phish was listed as one of the top ten album covers of all time by Relix magazine in 2007.

At the same time as the Roseland Ballroom show in 1992, Welker’s artwork was being shown in a gallery on Broome Street in New York City. Welker selected two show cards from his gallery show, Staten Island Ferry and Levitator, and mailed them to Phish’s fan mail address with the message: “I would love for you to come to my show. I really enjoy your music”. Two weeks later, Welker returned home one day to Trey Anastasio’s voice on his answering machine asking him to return the call. Trey then explained that the band would like Welker to do the cover art for their upcoming album, Rift. Over the next few weeks, Welker would talk several times with Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon about the specifics. Once Elektra Records and the band approved the artwork, it took Welker a total of four weeks to complete Rift. The final version of Rift, which is an oil-on-paper painting measuring 3′ x 6′, was purchased by Phish in 1996 and now hangs in the conference room at Phish headquarters in Burlington, Vermont. When Phish purchased the original Rift, they also commissioned Welker to do A Portrait of Mike Gordon. Welker has completed several additional Phish posters since then, including gig prints for Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon’s side projects.

David Welker Net Worth

David Welker is one of the richest Poster Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Welker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Welker was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on July 30, 1964 and raised in New York suburbia. When Welker was 13, his older brother, Steve, took him to the September 3, 1977 Grateful Dead concert at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. With over 100,000 people in attendance, including New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Hell’s Angels, this early exposure to the psychedelic counterculture had a significant impact on Welker’s artistic eye and would influence his art moving forward. He later enrolled at Syracuse University to study painting, drawing, and illustration and graduated in 1986. Welker also credits the work of artists Jerome Witkin, Max Ernst, George Bellows, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert Crumb as major influences in his formative years.

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Facts & Trivia

Dee Ranked on the list of most popular Poster Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Welker celebrates birthday on July 30 of every year.