Wednesday, December 14, 2011

from "Automatic Changer" to "Let It Bleed".

I warned y'all there would be more posts about cover art on this blog. 

So here you go with an article of the world famous The New York Times. This one is about Robert Brownjohn's work on the cover art of "Let It Bleed" by the Rolling Stones. 
The publishing of this article was motivated by the recent auction of the original cover art. But, instead of a simple explanation on Brownjohn's work for the Stones, you really get a glimpse inside Brownjohn's career. The man, for instance, is responsible for the graphic design of the "Goldfinger" and "From Russia With Love" James Bond movies. 

Unfortunately, consumed by heroin, the man died in 1970, only one year after he completed the artwork for "Let It Bleed". An instructive read indeed. 





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