John Van Hamersveld

John Van Hamersveld (born September 1, 1941, Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American graphic artist and illustrator who designed record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands from the 1960s onward.

[1][2] 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.

[7] In its description, the Smithsonian noted, "The poster’s premise was Browns but Van Hamersveld took Bob Bagley’s image of the movie’s stars Mike Hynson and Robert August and Brown and transformed it into a 1960s neon masterpiece of the LA modernist poster, having been an Art Center College of Design student".

[8] He designed an official poster and 360-foot-long mural for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games;[1] illustrations for Esquire, Rolling Stone, Billboard; and branding and logos for Fatburger, Contempo Casuals, and Broadway Deli.

In April 2018, Van Hamersveld completed a mural on a storage tank near Grand Avenue in El Segundo, California.