The man with kaleidoscope eyes / Alan Aldridge .

By:

Aldridge, Alan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: England : THAMES & HUDSON LTD, 2008.ISBN:

9780500093429

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

741.6092 ALD

Review: "Alan Aldridge burst upon the creative world of sixties' London just like the Beatles, for whom he worked. His imaginative designs and intoxicating images captured the dreams and hallucinations of a generation - in The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics, on album covers for The Who, Cream and Elton John, on the notorious Chelsea Girls poster for Andy Warhol, on innovative covers for Penguin Books." "His career has continued unabated ever since. In the 1970s he produced bestselling children's books, including The Butterfly Ball and The Peacock Party, and the logo for the Hard Rock Cafe, then moved into animation in Los Angeles, working on film and TV projects as well as designing for bands such as Incubus and Tears for Fears." "This illustrated autobiography charts Aldridge's life as a graphic entertainer, covering his whole career from 1963 up to the present. Among the hundreds of images are vivid stories about how the projects came about and Aldridge's encounters with famous people he has met along the way, which included a drawing duel with Salvador Dali, bike riding with Steve McQueen and pitching a film idea to Francis Ford Coppola..

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	741.6092 ALD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100401851

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Alan Aldridge burst upon the creative world of sixties' London just like The Beatles. A charismatic personality with a fan base as strong as any rock star, Aldridge created exuberant, colourful designs. This illustrated biography charts Aldridge's life as a graphic entertainer, with paintings and drawings covering his whole career.

"Alan Aldridge burst upon the creative world of sixties' London just like the Beatles, for whom he worked. His imaginative designs and intoxicating images captured the dreams and hallucinations of a generation - in The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics, on album covers for The Who, Cream and Elton John, on the notorious Chelsea Girls poster for Andy Warhol, on innovative covers for Penguin Books." "His career has continued unabated ever since. In the 1970s he produced bestselling children's books, including The Butterfly Ball and The Peacock Party, and the logo for the Hard Rock Cafe, then moved into animation in Los Angeles, working on film and TV projects as well as designing for bands such as Incubus and Tears for Fears." "This illustrated autobiography charts Aldridge's life as a graphic entertainer, covering his whole career from 1963 up to the present. Among the hundreds of images are vivid stories about how the projects came about and Aldridge's encounters with famous people he has met along the way, which included a drawing duel with Salvador Dali, bike riding with Steve McQueen and pitching a film idea to Francis Ford Coppola..