From the early 1970s to the early 1980s, former Push Pin designer and illustrator John Alcorn created a truly astounding number of gorgeous book jackets for Rizzoli, widely varying in style. We first discovered them via a low-res gallery on his website. (He died in 1992. The site is run by his son, Stephen.) We scoured Italian eBay to find higher resolution scans of most of the covers featured on his site, plus a couple dozen others. We found 88 in all.
Illustration by John Alcorn, 1966 From The Fireside Book of Children's Songs
John Alcorn nacque a New York nel 1935. Dal 1958 al 1961 è art director della CBS e fa parte dei Push Pin Studios . Nel 1971 si trasferis...
The Unicorn Pegasus is---in my daughter's mind---the acme of magical beasts. Did a male Pegasus meet a female Unicorn one day and the rest...
1969 Pepsi-Cola - John Alcorn
by Eva Glettner At his untimely death in 1992, John Alcorn left behind a storied legacy as an illustrator and graphic designer. From his start at famed Push Pin Studios with Milton Glaser to apprenticing with Lou Dorfman at CBS, Alcorn pushed boundaries and captivated clients. Celebrating such history is a new book "John Alcorn:…
John Alcorn; sample n. 196.
Illustration and book art with a literary bent. Focus on international illustrated books and Surrealism.
Buongiorno belli miei! scartabellando per un'idea da disegnare, sono incappata nei lavori di John Alcorn, che voi tutti conoscete. EEEEH, vi pare di non conoscerlo, voi mi dite, Ma io non l'ho mai sentito! Ma invece sì! se avete letto un libro dal 1970, in Italia, almeno uno, allora avete visto una sua copertina, o…
On the 30th anniversary of his father’s passing, John Alcorn’s son Stephen reflects on a legendary legacy.
Illustrations from a 1965 Morgan Press poster calendar illustrated by John Alcorn.
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Reclining Nude, 1968 Artist, John Alcorn (1935-1992), did some pretty groovy folk-style work (mostly screen printed illustrations) in the 60's & 70's. Alcorn's Illustrative Work: From "The Fireside Book of Children's Songs", 1962, edited by Marie Winn From "Books!, 1962, written by Murray McCain. Winner of The New York Times "Best Illustrated Children's Book of…
Pen and sepia ink and Windsor and Newton watercolours on Saunders paper. Unpublished. 1991. •
John Alcorn (1935-1992) was a highly versatile and gifted graphic designer of the 20th century, known for his colorful, folk-style illustrations.
