 raymond pettibon (born raymond ginn on june 16, 1957) is an american artist who lives and works in new york city.carl swanson (september 14, 2013), artist raymond pettibon on his scrawled revelations new york magazine. pettibon came to prominence in the early 1980s in the southern california punk rock scene, creating posters and album art mainly for groups on sst records, owned and operated by his brother greg ginn. he has since gone on to international acclaim, earning several awards and exhibiting in major galleries and museums. ==early life== left| thumb|black flag logo designed by pettibon born the fourth of five children to r.c.k. ginn, an english teacher who published several spy novels,hunter drohojowska (june 16, 1991), drawn to words : pairing sketches with texts, raymond pettibon keeps his art between the lines--where his mother could find it los angeles times. pettibon grew up in hermosa beach, california.james verini (april 15, 2006), his look doesn't matter: everyone loves raymond los angeles times. he was raised christian scientist. he earned an economics degree from ucla in 1977 and worked as a high school mathematics teacher in the l.a. public school system for a short period, before pursuing and completing his bfa in 1977.raymond pettibon tate collection. in 1977, his brother, guitarist/songwriter greg ginn, founded the influential punk rock band black flag. initially, pettibon had been a bass player in the group when it was known by the name panic. when the band discovered that another band called panic existed, pettibon suggested the name black flag and designed their distinctive "four bars" logo.http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/dec/06/black-flag-punk-band-bad-reunion around the same time, pettibon adopted his new surname, from the nickname petit bon (good little one) given to him by his father.{{cite web | last =kimmelman | first =michael | authorlink =michael kimmelman
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