- He received a one-time payment for the Woodstock poster, but received less than $20 in residuals for the thousands of T-shirts, mugs and posters that have used his design since 1969.
- He attended New York's High School of Music & Art. He graduated from New York's Pratt Institute, and later studied at the Art Students League of New York. He worked for an advertising agency for several years before going freelance.
- Graphic artist best known for designing the poster promoting the 1969 Woodstock rock festival. A poster by another artist was rejected because it showed a nude woman and didn't leave room for the performers' names. Skolnick was hired with only four days to come up with a design. He used hand-cut paper to create the iconic image.
- His father was a typesetter, and his mother was the bookkeeper for an advertising agency.
- He preferred classical music and jazz, but he received a backstage pass for the festival. When he heard a weather forecast predicting rain, he decided to leave midway through the first day's performances.
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