Edmund Shea (August 15, 1942 – September 17, 2004) was an American photographer based in San Francisco.
Shea's work is featured on book covers, including works by Richard Brautigan and Hunter S. Thompson, and record album covers for music by Fleetwood Mac, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock and Charles Lloyd.
[1] Shea entered San Francisco State University as a writing student in the early 1960s, but his major changed to photography after his first year of college.
Shea discussed the violation with Fantasy representative Ralph J. Gleason in 1972, but he did not seek a copyright remedy in court until 2002.
At that time Shea's claim was dismissed after a successful laches argument by Fantasy lawyers .