John Van Hamersveld

John Lennon (blue version)

2007

Jimi Hendrix - From the suite of 3 silkscreens, blue, red + silver - hand pulled by the artist Paper size: 28 x 28" Image size: 24 x 24" Number of colors: 3 Paper: Coventry 320gm wt. Edition number + studio (Modern Multiples) chop: Lower left Artist's signature + chop: Lower right The Edition: (Blue, Silver + Red): 120 total; 40 each color Artist Proofs: 9 (3 each) Printer Proofs: 9 (3 each) Publisher proofs: 9 (3 of each) NOTE: full suite is available at discount John Van Hamersveld (born September 1, 1941) is an American graphic artist and illustrator who designed record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands from the 1960s onward. Among the 300 albums[3] are the covers of Magical Mystery Tour by the Beatles, Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplane, Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones, and Hotter Than Hell by Kiss. His first major assignment, in 1963, was designing the poster for the surf film The Endless Summer, after which he served as Capitol Records' head of design from 1965 to 1968. During that time, he worked on the artwork for albums by Capitol artists such as the Beatles and the Beach Boys.[5] He also oversaw the design of the psychedelic posters for the Pinnacle Shrine exposition.[6] The Endless Summer The Endless Summer (John Van Hamersveld illustration) In 1963, Van Hamersveld was hired by director and filmmaker Bruce Brown to design the iconic Endless Summer movie poster using a photograph taken by Bob Bagley, general manager and camera man for Bruce Brown Films. In the staged photograph originally taken at Salt Creek, Brown is positioned in the foreground with his surfboard on his head and the movie's two stars, Robert August...

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Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 25. There are seven related images in this series, all the same size. Tachibana’s prints take their inspiration from nature, a medit...

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Carlos J. Tirado (born on April 3, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist, painter and sculptor who has developed a very personal and precise line of work linked to Neo-Pop art. Wi...

The work was inspired by the great and only John Lennon. For me, he is the inspirer and teacher, musician, philosopher - artist. John is all that humanity is capable of in the good sense of the word. The artwork is painted with high quality Italian acrylic paints on an Italian canvas stretched on a wooden frame. Has wall hanging system...

John Lennon is a British rock musician, singer, poet, composer, artist, writer and activist. One of the founders and member of The Beatles. Is one of th...

May Pang's intimate and truthful portraits of John Lennon during their time together are of significant importance. A full length Documentary on John and May's relationship Titled "The lost weekend...