Tony Wright (artist)

Traffic, 'The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'. Album cover art by Tony Wright.

Tony Wright (born 23 October 1949, in London) is an artist who created album covers such as Bob Marley's Natty Dread and Traffic's The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys[1] and others including Bob Dylan's Saved[2] His art work for Traffic's 1971 album The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys and Steve Winwood's 1980 Arc of a Diver, were listed amongst Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Album Covers.[3] 'The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys' cover is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

Album art

Book illustration

Awards

Notes

  1. "Web Press ReleaseNewswire". www.prwebdirect.com. 2009-07-06. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  2. Richard Harrington (1991-10-23). "The Art of the Album Cover". pqarchiver.com/The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  3. "100 Greatest Album Covers". rateyourmusic.com. 1991-11-14. Retrieved 2009-06-27.

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