▁who ▁lives ▁and ▁works ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁P ett ib on ▁came ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁California ▁punk ▁rock ▁scene , ▁creating ▁post ers ▁and ▁album ▁art ▁mainly ▁for ▁groups ▁on ▁S ST ▁Records , ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁his ▁older ▁brother , ▁Greg ▁G inn . ▁He ▁has ▁subsequently ▁become ▁widely ▁recognized ▁in ▁the ▁fine ▁art ▁world ▁for ▁using ▁American ▁icon ography ▁various ly ▁pulled ▁from ▁literature , ▁art ▁history , ▁philosophy , ▁and ▁religion ▁to ▁politics , ▁sport , ▁and ▁sexual ity . ▁ ▁As ▁Holland ▁Cot ter ▁noted ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times : ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁The ▁fourth ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁R . C . K . ▁G inn , ▁an ▁English ▁teacher ▁who ▁published ▁several ▁sp y ▁nov els ; ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁house w ife . ▁P ett ib on ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Herm osa ▁Beach , ▁California . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁Christian ▁Scient ist . ▁He ▁earned ▁an ▁econom ics ▁degree ▁from ▁U CLA ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁mathematics ▁teacher ▁in ▁the ▁L . A . ▁public ▁school ▁system ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period , ▁before ▁purs uing ▁and ▁comple ting ▁his ▁B FA ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁his ▁brother , ▁guitar ist / song writer ▁Greg ▁G inn , ▁founded ▁the ▁influ ential ▁punk ▁rock ▁band ▁Black ▁Flag .