In 1961, in Palo Alto, California, Hunter met Jerry Garcia, a folk guitarist from San ... portion of his critics were scarcely three feet high, he became all smiles and benignancy.

That was how Jerry Garcia described his paintings, even as dealers and galleries were mounting high-profile exhibitions and marketing prints. It was a revealing comment, typical of his modesty ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Decades after his death, Jerry Garcia remains a legend in specific circles—ones that are still large, as he has millions of fans ...