How Poster Artist Jim Franklin Made the Armadillo into a Texas Icon

How Poster Artist Jim Franklin Made the Armadillo into a Texas Icon

It’s emblazoned on beer ads, album covers, and concert posters. But have you ever stopped to think about how armadillos became a symbol of Texas?   Artist Jim Franklin in his studio | Photo by Mike Smith In large part, the movement happened due to the intrigue of one Austin creative. Illustrator Jim Franklin became fascinated with the shelled critters after first encountering them as a teenager on a hunting trip in Bellville, Texas. Years later,…