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 Arturo Vega, Ramones logo artist, passes away

Posted by Loren on June 15, 2013

Former Ramones artistic director Arturo Vega passed away last week.

Vega, who designed the Ramones emblem, was born in Mexico and lived near CBGB early in the Ramones career. In later years, he was a preeminent Ramones archivist.

Soure: punknews.org

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