Collection of letters and annotated and signed ephemera and collages from S. Clay Wilson, 1994-1995, to Ken Eastman.

San Francisco: 1994-1995. 7 Als, annotated envelopes and collages to the bookseller from the artist. S. Clay Wilson was one of the most outrageous underground comix artists. He created extremely wild illustrations, full with violent and sexual imagery which crossed every boundary of taste. His signature series was 'The Checkered Demon' (1968-1994), about a hedonistic and invincible devil. Wilson was a strong influence on many artists, among them his own colleagues in the underground comix scene. His comics are so completely off-the-wall that they inspired several artists to jump over their personal artistic barriers and draw whatever they wanted. It's been said that once you've read S. Clay Wilson's comics nothing will shock you anymore. Or as the man explained it himself: "You can draw anything you want. Reach down and grab some in the murky recesses of your psyche, the dark side of your subconscious, the last rotting grandfather cell."For an overview of his career the book 'The Art of S. Clay Wilson' (Ten Press, 2006) is highly recommended, as well as the multi-volume biography 'Pirates in the Heartland: The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson' (2014) by Patrick Rosenkrantz. S. Clay Wilson was an influence on Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, Cal Schenkel, Pirana, Alan Moore and Josh Alan Friedman. His work has furthermore received praise by celebrities like William S. Burroughs, Ken Kesey, Harvey Kurtzman, Terry Southern Leonardo DiCaprio and art critic Robert Hughes.