Don groom

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Donald P. Brautigam (born September 12, 1946 in Paterson , New Jersey , † January 27, 2008 ) was an American painter , draftsman and illustrator . He became known for the book and record covers he had drawn .

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The bride and groom began drawing cars and motorcycles around the age of four. In 1971 he graduated from the School of Visual Arts . His preferred techniques were acrylic painting and airbrushing , which he combined. One of his best-known works is the book cover for the first American edition of Stephen King's novel The Last Battle , for which he received Cover of the Year in 1980 . He has also been drawing record covers since the 1970s. He received his first award in 1974 for the cover of Herbie Mann's album Reggae . He continued to draw covers for magazines and designed advertising graphics and logos for companies like BASF , Pepsi and Dell, as well as for music groups like ZZ Top , AC / DC and The Rolling Stones . Later, oil paintings added, mostly portraits . The original album cover for Metallica's Master of Puppets fetched $ 35,000 at auction in November 2008.

He was married with two sons and was friends with the writer Dean Koontz .

Works (selection)

Book cover

Album cover

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sem: Interview With Don Brautigam. encycmet.com, accessed May 18, 2010 .
  2. ↑ 41 Album Covers And The Illustrators Win Plaudit . In: Billboard Magazine . December 26, 1974, p. 53 .
  3. ↑ LOT 338: Metallica - Don Brautigam. Christie's , November 24, 2008, accessed May 18, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Groom, Don
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Groom, Donald P.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American painter, draftsman and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Paterson , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 2008