Tony Lane

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Anthony Samuel Lane (May 2, 1944 – January 1, 2016) began his career as an assistant to Alexey Brodovitch at Harper's Bazaar,[1] and became an early art director for Rolling Stone magazine. He was the designer of iconic album covers for Simon & Garfunkel (Bridge Over Troubled Water[2]), Michael Jackson (Bad[3]), and Creedence Clearwater Revival (Mardi Gras[4]). His cover for Carly Simon's Boys in the Trees earned him a Grammy Award.[5] He provided art direction for major record labels Columbia, Fantasy and Elektra, and developed branding for Pacific Telesis, LaCroix Sparkling Water, Wrangler and Kia.[6] For two issues he was art director of Gnosis magazine.

Lane died of brain cancer on New Year's Day, 2016 in Oakland, California.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Brower, Steven (January 13, 2016). "Remembering Art Director & Designer Tony Lane". Print Magazine. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  3. ^ "Michael Jackson - Bad - Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  4. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Mardi Gras - Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  5. ^ "Tony Lane, artist behind Rolling Stone and album covers, dies". SFGATE. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  6. ^ Vaziri, Aidin (2016-01-08). "Tony Lane, artist behind Rolling Stone and album covers, dies". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  7. ^ Vaziri, Aidin (2016-01-08). "Tony Lane, artist behind Rolling Stone and album covers, dies". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-01-11.



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