Rockmelons [Band]

Rockmelons [Band] , c1987., by Poster Artist, Matthew Martin (Aust., b.1952).
Colour lithograph, 76.4 x 102.1cm. Repaired tears and creases. Linen-backed.
Rockmelons was an Australian pop/R&B group formed in 1983. The band had two Top 5 singles, both sung by Deni Hines. Born in Broken Hill, award-winning cartoonist Matthew Martin provided illustrations in the 1980s for the Sydney Morning Herald, National Times, The Australian Financial Review, and The Sun Herald. During this time, Martin was also a designer for Mambo. Moving to New York, Martin freelanced as an illustrator for most major American newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, Time magazine, and Rolling Stone during the 1990s. He returned to Sydney in 2001, continuing to work for major Australian, UK and USA newspaper and magazines. In 2007 he was a finalist in the Dobell Prize for Drawing at the Art Gallery of NSW. Ref: DAAO; Wiki.