For many years we have enjoyed the works of DLG and currently exhibit many of his works at our Store. It has always been a dream to commission DLG to produce a poster specifically for Sundance Books. On the occaision of our Twenty-fifth anniversary we thought commisioning such a work would be a fine opportunity to celebrate our longevity. After a rather enlightening visit with DLG at the Berkeley, Calif. home of Saint Heironymous Press,where he demonstrated the techniques used in designing and producing his works, it was decided to go ahead with the project. Quoted below is Goines's commentary that accompanied his work.
Children copy their parents.
My father grew up in the slums of Milwaukee, and out of desperate necessity, one day sought refuge from neighborhood bullies by running into the public library. He spent a lot of time in the reading room after that, and an adolescent delight in pulp science fiction stimulated an interest in science itself. It wasn't just because he learned to love reading in the safe haven of the library that he went on to become a civil engineer. There were plenty of other reasons, but that lucky dodge made a big difference. My grandmother was a schoolteacher, and my mother took those skills to her own children.