Don't forget to see the music-related photo archive for more cartoons, drawings and photographs.
Don Van Vliet's Birth Certificate
Don Van Vliet's Graduation Photograph
Stills from Anton Corbijn's film "Don Van Vliet - Some Yoyo Stuff"
The Woodland Hills House - shots of the legendary Magic Band house where Trout Mask Replica was endlessly rehearsed.
The Magic Band as seen by Don Van Vliet - painting and poetry from the sleeve of the CD reissue of Spotlight Kid / Clear Spot.
Pop Culture Cartoon by Steve McGarry - taken from the Eureka Times Standard.
The 'Great Pop Things' Beefheart Cartoons taken from the Colin Morton and Chuck Death book 'Great Pop Things', used by kind permission.
Mutts cartoon by Patrick McDonnell, taken from the Washington Post on 10/12/00.
The Magic Band's Minipop - a quarter-inch high Magic Band from the Flip Flop Fyin' Minipop people.
Don Van Vliet picture for your desktop. Resolutions of 1024 x 728 or higher recommended. Needs to be unzipped after downloading with Winzip or similar.
Too Much For My Monitor - Captain Beefheart Screensaver. Download, unzip and run. It's a large file (5,116K) but it's packed full of goodness - over 30 pictures and 14 sounds.
photograph copyright Anton Corbijn, used with kind permission