This Designer was very interesting to me because John Alvin has worked on very famous movies that I grew up watching.
John Henry Alvin (November 24, 1948 February 6, 2001) was an American cinematic artist and painter who
illustrated many popular movie posters. Alvin created posters and key for more
than 135 films, beginning with the poster for Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles
(1974]His style of
art became known as Alvinesque by friends and colleagues in the entertainment
industry
Alvin's work included the movie
posters for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Blade
Runner, Gremlins, The Color Purple, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The
Lion KingHe also created the anniversary posters for Star Wars.
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Thanks for writing about a poster artist... It is always fun to discover the person behind some of our iconic designs....
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