Drawing Attention by Van Hamersveld, John - 2013-08-01

St. Augustines Press, 2010-11-30. Paperback. Good.

New York: Psychedelic Solution, 1986. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. Poster for art show at Psychedelic Solution in New York featuring the work of album cover designer and graphic artist John Van Hamersveld, from March 5th to April 30th, 1986. First printing. Measures 21 by 30 inches, and features black text around an atom bomb explosion against a hot pink background, designed by Van Hamersveld. Very good. Light chipping to extremities and pin hole marks to corners. Original price sticker to verso, else clean, bright, and unmarked.

St Augustine Pr Inc, 2010. Paperback. New. 176 pages. 8.90x6.00x0.80 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

Gingko Press, Berkeley, 2013. First Edition. Großformatige Hardcoverausgabe mit Schutzumschlag, Textileinband mit silbergeprägtem Rücken- und Deckeltitel, 302 Seiten mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Gutes Exemplar (good Condition).

Santa Barbara, CA: Mirage Editions, 1980 Handsome color poster measuring 20.5 x 37.5 inches. A limited edition, number 1161 of 1200, signed by the artist in the lower right margin. Has been stored rolled up but it will flatten out nicely when matted and framed. There is just light wear to the edges.. 1st Edition. No Binding. Near Fine.

Berkeley, California: Ginko Press, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Boldly signed by John Van Hamersveld. A heavy (4.6 pounds) full color coffee table book. 304 pages, Size.11.9 x 9.3 x 1.3 inches. Hardbound. As new in an as new dust jacket. A remarkable career retrospective of the artist whose two most famous posters are the great graphic poster for the film The Endless Summer, and the striking poster of Jimi Hendrix with curly snake-like hair. As the dust jacket notes: John Van Hamerveld (born 1941) is an American graphic artist and illustrator. In the early 1960s, while attending Art Center College of Design by day, he began his professional career as art director of Surfer magazine. By the mid-1960s, Van Hamersveld ground-breaking poster for the surf film The Endless Summer was making the rounds , and a name for its creator in the process. Eventually his tallents were directed towards concert posters promoting shows by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, The Who and more. By the… Read More

[Avalanche Records], 1971. A rare example of original album cover art by one of the legends of the medium. John Van Hamersveld (b. Baltimore, 1941) designed the iconic poster for the surf film Endless Summer while still in art school. As a professional graphic designer he did the album covers for The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St, plus LPs by Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Blondie, and even Charles Bukowski (Reads His Poetry, 1980). This is an original painting on acetate for the cover of Beans self-titled debut (and only) album for Avalanche Records, a nascent label under United Artists Records. The Day-Glo design is based on Van Hamersveld's character Johnny Face, which appeared on popular headshop posters beginning in 1970. As far as your cataloger can tell, very little of Van Hamersveld's original album cover art is in private hands, making this a rare opportunity to acquire an original piece-one featuring his most… Read More