Richard Upper Rolling on Van Halen Album Cover Pencil and Ink Style: Contemporary / Pop Expressionism

Style: Contemporary / Pop Expressionism / Surreal Figurative

Kathryn Boyd Brolin

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David James was uniquely positioned to document these extraordinary moments behind the scenes

Richard Upper Rolling on Van Halen Album Cover Pencil and Ink Style: Contemporary / Pop ExpressionismSome of the most revealing moments in music history happen far from the stage. In Rolling on Van Halen Album Cover, photographer Richard Upper captures Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth during a quiet moment inside a limousine in 1978, shortly after the release of Van Halen's groundbreaking debut album. The photograph offers a rare glimpse behind the mythology, documenting two young musicians on the brink of becoming rock legends. Eddie sits absorbed