Bob “Daddy-O” Wade (1943–2019)—the creator of this year’s poster art, named Let ‘Er Rip— spent the last five decades making outsized, and often outlandish, art inspired by the grandiosity and unconventionality of his home state. Watch and listen as friends of Bob’s, and contributors to his featured book Daddy-O’s Book of Big-Ass Art, discuss Bob, his monumental contributions to art in Texas and beyond, and his legacy.

Sponsored by Pentagram and Texas Highways

• Moderator: DJ Stout
• Format: This is a free virtual event.
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Bob “Daddy-O” Wade †, Daddy-O’s Book of Big-Ass Art