Follies Broadway poster

Created the iconic cracked-showgirl poster for Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies at the Winter Garden.

Playbill describes the saturated chorine bust, star headdress title, and facial crack hinting at ruins of a bygone era.

The image became a story-high Winter Garden mark and a Triton Gallery collector staple.

Byrd later told Playbill that Broadway required reading the script — unlike rock posters that “just had to be cool.”

Chapter placement: Broadway landmark (1971). This internal article expands the timeline card so “Read full article” never dead-ends on a teaser.

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Sources used for this article: Playbill; Deadline; Wikipedia: Broadway posters.

For magazine and trade obituaries covering the full career arc and February 3, 2025 Albuquerque death, open the imported Press articles (Playbill, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Ultimate Classic Rock, Amsel tribute, NYT record).