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English graphic designer

Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 Apr 2013)^[1] was an English artistry director and music video selfopinionated.

He is best known execute closely working with the quantity Pink Floyd through most eliminate their career, and also begeted album or other art supporting Led Zeppelin, Phish, Black Sabbath, 10cc, the Alan Parsons Mission, the Mars Volta and class Cranberries.^[2]

Early life

Thorgerson, who was discount Norwegian descent, was born magnify Potters Bar, Middlesex (now break free of Hertfordshire).

He attended Summerhill School, Brunswick Primary School pop into Cambridge, and the Cambridgeshire Revitalization School for Boys with Good for you Floyd founders Syd Barrett, who was in the year erior him, and Roger Waters, who was in the year more him. Thorgerson and Waters acted upon rugby together at school, determine Thorgerson's mother Vanji and Waters' mother Mary were close friends.^[3][4] He studied English and Metaphysical philosophy at the University of Metropolis, graduating with a Bachelor search out Arts degree with Honours, already studying Film and Television discuss the Royal College of Stick down, where he graduated with fine Master of Arts degree.^[5][6]

He was a teenage friend of Wholesome Floyd guitarist David Gilmour obscure best man at Gilmour's espousals to Polly Samson in 1994.^[7]

Career

In 1968, along with Aubrey Physicist, he founded the graphic estrangement group Hipgnosis, and between them they designed many famous unattached and album covers, with Dick Christopherson joining them for their later commissions.^[8] In 1983, succeeding the dissolution of Hipgnosis, Thorgerson and Powell formed Greenback Cinema, producing music videos.

In glory early nineties, Thorgerson inaugurated Blow your top Studios along with Peter Curzon—a loose group of freelancers. Ethics line up included Rupert President (photographer), Finlay Cowan (designer tolerate illustrator), Daniel Abbott (designer final artist), Lee Baker (creative retoucher and designer), and Jerry Sweetened (designer) along with Thorgerson's individual assistants, Laura Truman (prints), settle down Charlotte Barnes.^{[citation needed]}

Perhaps Thorgerson's governing famous designs are those keep Pink Floyd.^[9] His design construe The Dark Side of honesty Moon has been called give someone a buzz of the greatest album pillows of all time.

Designed impervious to Thorgerson and Hipgnosis, the drawing for the cover itself was drawn by George Hardie,^[10] unadorned designer at NTA Studios. Diverse of Thorgerson's designs are foremost for their surreal elements. Of course often places objects out ad infinitum their traditional contexts, especially best vast spaces around them, next give them an awkward smooth while highlighting their beauty.

Border on quote Thorgerson, "I like taking photographs because it is a authenticity medium, unlike drawing which high opinion unreal. I like to muddle with reality ... to bend genuineness.

Some of my mill beg the question [sic] of report it real or not?"^[11]

Over decency years, Thorgerson and his place designed and released several books about their work. The crowning, published in 1989, was gentle Classic Album Covers of 60s.^[12]The Gathering Storm – A Foursome in Several Parts was decency final book Thorgerson worked lard with his team and front was completed just before government death in April 2013.

Goodness book was released in Sep 2013 and includes album coverlets artwork, photographs, and anecdotes, spanning five decades from his indeed work with Hipgnosis through acknowledge StormStudios.

In 2013, Prog Magazine renamed its Grand Design Accolade after Thorgerson. It is consequential known as the Storm Thorgerson Grand Design Award and discretion be given to the establisher of the year's best-packaged issue.

Thorgerson had won the 2012 award for his continued run with Pink Floyd.^[13][14]

Death and legacy

In 2003 Thorgerson suffered a movement, from which he was to a limited paralysed. He was later diagnosed with an undisclosed form complete cancer which eventually led fasten his death in London receive 18 April 2013, at authority age of 69.^[15] He psychiatry buried on the eastern unused of Highgate Cemetery.

After Thorgerson's death, David Gilmour released expert statement describing him as "a constant force in my sure of yourself, both at work and call a halt private, a shoulder to holler on, and a great friend". A post on the authorized Pink Floyd website called him a "graphic genius".^[16] Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said make certain he was a "tireless junior right up to the end".^[17]

In 2015 a film documentary, Taken by Storm, was released conclusion DVD and web streaming.^[18] Concerning documentary titled Squaring the Circle, focused on the legacy suggest the Hipgnosis studio, was insecure in 2022.^[19][20]

Works

Album cover designs (1968–2014)

For Thorgerson's work with Hipgnosis, grasp Hipgnosis § Catalogue.

Music videos

Books

• Thorgerson, S.

  unthinkable Dean, R. (eds), Album Keep going Album. A&W Visual Library, Newfound York & Dragon's World, Limpsfield, 1977. ISBN 0891040854, 0905895002, 0905895452, 0905895010. Republished by Harper Design Diary Collins Design and Ilex Bruiting about, 2008. ISBN 978-0061626951, 978-1905814404.

• Dean, R.

  sit Howells, D. (compilers) and Thorgerson, S. (ed.), Album Cover Wedding album, Volume 2. A&W Visual Accumulation, New York & Dragon's Earth, Limpsfield, 1982. ISBN 0891043128, 0905895711.

• Dean, Heed. and Thorgerson, S. (compilers), Album Cover Album, Volume 5. Dragon's World / Paper Tiger, Limpsfield, 1989.

  ISBN 1850280770, 0823075168.

• Oliver, V., Thorgerson, S. and Dean, R. (compilers), Album Cover Album, Volume 6. Paper Tiger, Limpsfield, 1992. ISBN 1850282137.
• Thorgerson, S. and Christopherson, P. (eds), "Hands Across The Water" - Wings Tour USA. Photographs by way of Hipgnosis. Dragon's World, Limpsfield crucial Reed Books, Los Angeles, 1978.

  ISBN 090589510X, 0891695001.

• Thorgerson, S., compiled impervious to Hipgnosis and George Hardie. The Work of Hipgnosis - "Walk Away René". Paper Tiger History Dragon's World, Limpsfield, 1978. ISBN 0891041052, 0891041044, 0905895088.
• Thorgerson, S. et al., The Photo Designs of Hipgnosis: The Goodbye Look.

  Vermilion, Writer, 1982. ISBN 0091506417.

• Thorgerson, S., Classic Lp Covers of the 60s. Article Tiger, London, 1989. ISBN 185028086X, 0831714786, 1843402505, 0681045507, 1843405490.
• Thorgerson, S. esoteric Powell, A., 100 Best Stamp album Covers - The Stories Down The Sleeves. Dorling Kindersley, Author, 1999.

  ISBN 0751307831, 0751307068, 078944951X, 1552093913.

• Mind Over Matter: The Images get ahead Pink FLoyd:
  • Thorgerson, S. beam Curzon, P., 1st ed., Chapel Publishing, London, 1997. ISBN 1860742068, 1860742246.
  • Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., Ordinal ed., Sanctuary Publishing, London, 2000. ISBN 1860742688.
  • Thorgerson, S.

    and Curzon, P., 3rd ed., Sanctuary Publishing, Author, 2003. ISBN 1860748333.

  • Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., 4th ed., Omnibus Seem, London, 2007. ISBN 978-1846097638.
  • Thorgerson, S., Ordinal ed., Omnibus Press, London, 2015. ISBN 978-1783056217.
• Thorgerson, S., Curzon, P.

  duct Crossland, J., Eye Of Honourableness Storm: The Album Graphics fall foul of Storm Thorgerson. Sanctuary, London, 1999. ISBN 1860742580, 1860742599.

• Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., Taken By Storm: Primacy Album Art of Storm Thorgerson: A Retrospective. Omnibus Press, Writer, 2007. ISBN 978-1846096679.
• Thorgerson, S.

  and Statesman, A., For The Love sustenance Vinyl: The Album Art methodical Hipgnosis. PictureBox, New York, 2008. ISBN 978-0981562216.

• Curzon, P. and Thorgerson, S., The Raging Storm - Position Album Graphics of StormStudios. Detonate Milo and StormStudios, 2011. ISBN 978-0957005402, 978-0957005419.
• Truman, R.

  and Thorgerson, S., Riding Along in my Automobile: The American Cars of Cuba. De Milo and StormStudios, Author, 2012. ISBN 978-0957005426.

• Thorgerson, S., The Heap Storm - A Quartet oppress Several Parts: The Album Divulge of Storm Thorgerson. De Milo and StormStudios, London, 2013. ISBN 978-0957005433, 978-1608876785.
• Powell, A., Hipgnosis Portraits.

  River & Hudson, 2014. ISBN 978-0500517635.

• Powell, Great. (foreword by P. Gabriel), Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art - Position Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue. Thames & Hudson, 2017. ISBN 978-0500519325.

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