Electric Ladyland is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the final studio album released in Hendrix's lifetime before his death in 1970. By mid-November, it had charted at number one in the US. Hendrix had written to Reprise describing what he wanted for the cover art, but was mostly ignored. He expressly asked for a color photo by Linda Eastman (later known as Linda McCartney) of the group sitting with children on a sculpture from Alice in Wonderland in Central Park, and drew a picture of it for reference. The company instead used a blurred red and yellow photo of his head while performing at Saville Theatre, taken by Karl Ferris. [1]

 
Ross’s Take: “I first heard Hendrix on KFOX radio when I was fourteen. It inspired me to take up the guitar. I’d listen to that album over-and-over again.”

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Ladyland

Mural Installed:

September 21, 2019

Artists:

Karen Hegglin

Lynne Lampl

Nacho Moya

Les Taylor

Lina Velasquez

Sandra Willson

Art Director:

Dan Craig

Photographer:

Kim Bush

Installers:

Brandon Kuskie

Ross Kelly