Born in the month of August in 1969, also known as the Summer of Love, Steve Marcus takes the viewer out of this world with the artwork he creates in his studio on the Lower East Side, one of New York City's most important and historic Jewish neighborhoods which was once the stronghold of the Yiddish Theatre, the Fillmore East and other popular and unpopular cultural and religious touchstones. Recognized in the 2015 publication, A Jewish People's History of the Lower East Side, as one of the Lower East Side's most illustrious and culturally influential residents, Marcus has developed an international reputation in the art world over the past 36 years. Steve Marcus (aka smarcus) has received honors and awards from the American Society of Illustrators. He has several works in the permanent collection of the Oakland Museum of California, The Jewish Museum of Florida - FIU, The Yiddish Book Center, The Ludlow Santo-Domingo Poster Collection at the Harvard Library, The International Counterculture Archive at George Washington University, Galicia Jewish Museum, The Miami-Dade PLS, and private art collections in the United States and abroad. He's exhibited numerous times at Art Basel in Miami, Florida, The Museum at Eldridge Street in NYC, and The Comics Museum in Krakow, Poland, The Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History in Vilnius, Lithuania, The Maine Jewish Museum, The Everhart Museum, The Sherwin Miler Museum of Jewish Art, The Bernard Heller Museum in NYC, The Jerusalem Biennale as well as other prestigious institutions and art galleries. He has created art for and collaborated with Allen Ginsberg, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, the Miguel Pinero Estate, The New Orleans Jazz Museum, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and created artwork and illustrations for the United Nations, The New York Times, MTV, High Times, The Cannabis Cup, Guitar World, Tattoo International, The Source, Condé Nast Publications, Esquire and Nickelodeon. You can learn more about Steve Marcus and the art he creates from his Lower East Side studio in Manhattan at smarcus.com and you can follow him on Instagram @smarcusart.