David Larkin obituary

My brother David Larkin, who has died aged 84, was an art director in the book publishing industry who consistently pushed artists to go beyond their known capabilities – and often saw things in them that they did not themselves perceive.In the late 1960s, as art director at Granada Publishing, David discovered and nurtured lots of new talent, including the ex-docker John Holmes, who illustrated Germaine Greer’s iconic Female Eunuch cover from David’s initial idea, and numerous others who went on to become art directors themselves – among them Dom Rodi, Cherry McGill, Pat Mortimore, Mike Jarvis and Steve Abis. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2021-01-03 15:48:19 UTC ]

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