Emmett McBain
Emmett McBain (* 1935 in Chicago ; † May 22, 2012 there ) was an American graphic designer, photographer and entrepreneur, who was best known for his work for Mercury Records .
McBain studied design at Ray Vogue Art School, the American Academy of Art, and the Illinois Institute of Technology. He worked in Chicago in the late 1950s and early 60s as a graphic designer and art director for the jazz and R&B label Mercury, one of the few African American people in the industry. While the cover design of the record label otherwise had no special corporate identity, McBain created a number of artistically remarkable record cover illustrations. He played with typography and color; he used colored letters as graphic elements or combined title letters with abstract colored motifs. In this style he designed album covers a. a. by Max Roach ( +4 at Newport , 1958), Pete Rugolo ( Rhythm Meets Rugolo , 1959), Eddie Layton ( Caravan , 1959), Benny Golson / Art Farmer ( The Jazztet & John Lewis , 1960), Milt Buckner ( Mighty High , 1960) and Red Prysock ( Swing Softly Red , 1961).
In later years he worked for companies such as Vince Cullers and Associates, J. Walter Thompson, and Soft Sheen Products; In 1971 he co-founded the advertising agency Burrell McBain, Inc with Thomas J. Burrell .
Web links
- Emmett McBain at Discogs (English)
- portrait
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emmett McBain at Glenford Laughton
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ Victor Margolin: American Jazz Album Covers in the 1950s and 1960s (2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McBain, Emmett |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American graphic designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 2012 |
| Place of death | Chicago |