Original Woodstock festival poster

Byrd created the original Woodstock poster; it went unused after the festival moved while he was unreachable on vacation in Saint Martin.

Wikipedia and Playbill agree: the location change happened while Byrd was out of town, so Arnold Skolnick's dove-and-guitar image became the public face instead.

Authorship of the original commission remains part of his verified chronology even though the festival did not print his design as the final mark.

Collectors and historians still track the unused Woodstock sheet as a major Byrd milestone.

Chapter placement: Woodstock chapter (1969). This internal article expands the timeline card so “Read full article” never dead-ends on a teaser.

Context for collectors and researchers: the estate keeps life facts, career milestones, and stewardship notes on-site. Related Archive and Shop links point to editions and masters when they exist; they do not replace this biography.

Sources used for this article: Wikipedia: Original Woodstock festival poster; Playbill; Daily News / festival histories cited publicly.

For magazine and trade obituaries covering the full career arc and February 3, 2025 Albuquerque death, open the imported Press articles (Playbill, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Ultimate Classic Rock, Amsel tribute, NYT record).