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Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse (Kelley/Mouse Studios)

Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse (Kelley/Mouse Studios)

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American Beauty by Grateful Dead — album cover art

American Beauty

Grateful Dead · 1970

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