By John Van Hamersveld
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary John Van Hamersveld Art