Stones' tongue sold to V&A museum

The original design was in black and white

The original artwork for The Rolling Stones' iconic lips and tongue symbol has been bought by London's Victoria and Albert Museum. The logo, originally designed in 1970 and used by the rock band ever since, sold in the US for $92,500 (£51,375). Half the cost was met by charity The Art Fund, which called the work "one of the most visually dynamic logos ever"...and I agree! Even my little sister has a t-shirt adorned with this famous logo, and she doesn't even know who the Rolling Stones are! I think this is quite a shame in some respects, how this logo has been over used, it somewhat devalues it in my opinion, especially when it is no longer immediately related to the Rolling Stones by younger generations.

Artist John Pasche, who sold the artwork, was originally paid £50 for creating the design.