John van Hamersveld

John Van Hamersveld (born September 1, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American graphic artist and illustrator who designed record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands from the 1960s onward. Among 300 albums on which he worked 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. To produce the image that would become iconic, he organized a photo session with the producer and the two stars at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, California. Using photo techniques for the central image and hand-lettering the title Van Hamersveld created a "national phenomenon" image which has endured as a classic. He was paid $150 for the art. The poster is featured in the National Museum of American History section of the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The Smithsonian noted, "The poster’s premise was Brown's 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".

Other work He designed an official poster and 360-foot-long mural for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games;

Album covers Among his album covers are: