Vaughan Oliver

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Vaughan Oliver was a renowned British graphic designer best known for his influential, surreal album artwork for the 4AD record label.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
graphic designer
visual artist
causeOfDeath illness (unspecified)
coFounded 23 Envelope
v23
collaboratedWith Nigel Grierson NERFINISHED
Simon Larbalestier
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1957-09-12
dateOfDeath 2019-12-29
designedForBand Cocteau Twins
Dead Can Dance
Lush
Pixies NERFINISHED
This Mortal Coil
Throwing Muses ONNED1
employer 4AD
familyName Oliver
fieldOfWork album cover design
art direction
graphic design
genre music-related graphic design
givenName Vaughan
hasWebsite https://vaughanoliver.co.uk
influenced contemporary album cover designers
knownFor surreal album artwork
work for 4AD record label
languageOfWork English
movement post-punk visual culture
name Vaughan Oliver self-link
nationality British
notableEmployer 23 Envelope
v23
notableWork album artwork for Cocteau Twins – Treasure
album artwork for Pixies – Doolittle
album artwork for This Mortal Coil – It’ll End in Tears
visual identity for 4AD in the 1980s
occupation art director
graphic designer
placeOfBirth Sedgefield
placeOfDeath Epsom
representedBy v23 studio
styleCharacteristic atmospheric photography
experimental typography
surreal imagery
taughtAt University of the Creative Arts Epsom
workedFor 4AD

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Pod coverArtist Vaughan Oliver
4AD visualIdentityCollaborator Vaughan Oliver
Vaughan Oliver name Vaughan Oliver self-link