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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaughan Oliver canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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graphic designer ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness (unspecified) ⓘ |
| coFounded |
23 Envelope
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v23 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Nigel Grierson
NERFINISHED
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Simon Larbalestier ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-09-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-12-29 ⓘ |
| designedForBand |
Cocteau Twins
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Dead Can Dance ⓘ Lush ⓘ Pixies NERFINISHED ⓘ This Mortal Coil ⓘ Throwing Muses ONNED1 ⓘ |
| employer | 4AD ⓘ |
| familyName | Oliver ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
album cover design
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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
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work for 4AD record label ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| movement | post-punk visual culture ⓘ |
| name | Vaughan Oliver self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEmployer |
23 Envelope
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v23 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album artwork for Cocteau Twins – Treasure
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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
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graphic designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sedgefield ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Epsom ⓘ |
| representedBy | v23 studio ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
atmospheric photography
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experimental typography ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of the Creative Arts Epsom ⓘ |
| workedFor | 4AD ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.