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Remembering John Alvin
Remembering John Alvin
Feb 20
I just found out that a very talented artist and one of my inspirations as an artist passed away 2 weeks ago. I would like to share with you his works so that even though he’s gone, his works will still be appreciated by others.
John Henry Alvin (November 24, 1948 – February 6, 2008) was an award-winning cinematic artist and painter who illustrated some of the world’s most recognizable movie posters.
Alvin created movie posters, which are also known as key art, for over 135 films over the course of his career, beginning with the poster for Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles in 1974.
His style of art for his posters became known as Alvinesque by friends and colleagues in the entertainment industry. Alvin’s work included the movie posters for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Color Purple and Gremlins. He also created the anniversary posters for Star Wars.
source: Wikipedia
See more of his works at his site. Here
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Wow, I am sorry to hear of his passing. I learned something today, as I didn’t know who the amazing artist was who did those posters and movie art.