<Dd> Another icon of the Dead is a skeleton dressed as a jester and holding a lute . This image was an airbrush painting, created by Stanley Mouse in 1972 . It was originally used for the cover of The Grateful Dead Songbook . </Dd> <Dl> <Dt> Dancing Bears </Dt> <Dd> A series of stylized dancing bears was drawn by Bob Thomas as part of the back cover for the album History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) (1973). Thomas reported that he based the bears on a lead sort from an unknown font . The bear is a reference to Owsley "Bear" Stanley, who recorded and produced the album . Bear himself wrote, "the bears on the album cover are not really' dancing' . I don't know why people think they are; their positions are quite obviously those of a high - stepping march ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> A series of stylized dancing bears was drawn by Bob Thomas as part of the back cover for the album History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) (1973). Thomas reported that he based the bears on a lead sort from an unknown font . The bear is a reference to Owsley "Bear" Stanley, who recorded and produced the album . Bear himself wrote, "the bears on the album cover are not really' dancing' . I don't know why people think they are; their positions are quite obviously those of a high - stepping march ." </Dd> <Dl> <Dt> Steal Your Face Skull </Dt> <Dd> Perhaps the best - known Grateful Dead art icon is a red, white, and blue skull with a lightning bolt through it . The lightning bolt skull can be found on the cover of the album Steal Your Face (1976), and the image is sometimes known by that name . It was designed by Owsley Stanley and artist Bob Thomas, and was originally used as a logo to mark the band's equipment . </Dd> </Dl>

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