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'''Drew Struzan''' is an artist and illustrator who has created many recognizable movie posters. Over his distinguished career he has painted posters for ''[[Star Wars]]'', [[Indiana Jones]], ''Back to the Future'', [[Harry Potter]], and more. |
'''Drew Struzan''' is an artist and illustrator who has created many recognizable movie posters. Over his distinguished career he has painted posters for ''[[Star Wars]]'', [[Indiana Jones]], ''Back to the Future'', [[Harry Potter]], and more. |
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| − | For [[the Jim Henson Company]], he created movie posters for ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'', ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', and ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''. He also illustrated the [[Muppet Show Colorforms set|''Muppet Show'' Colorforms]], and a set of ''[[Great Muppet Caper Posters (McDonald's)|Great Muppet Caper]]'' posters for [[McDonald's]]. |
+ | For [[the Jim Henson Company]], he created movie posters for ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'', ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', and ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''. He also illustrated the [[Muppet Show Colorforms set|''Muppet Show'' Colorforms]], and a set of ''[[Great Muppet Caper Posters (McDonald's)|Great Muppet Caper]]'' posters for [[McDonald's]]. He keeps a [[Kermit the Frog photo puppet replica]] in his studio.<ref>''Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist'' on the home video release of ''[[Minor_Movie_Mentions#The_Mist|The Mist]]''</ref> |
A letter from [[Jim Henson]] posted on Drew Struzan’s website compliments him on his work: {{quote|We wanted to take a moment to let you know how knocked out we are with the painting for ''The Great Muppet Caper''! You captured the essence of the Muppets and the excitement of the film and we congratulate you.}} |
A letter from [[Jim Henson]] posted on Drew Struzan’s website compliments him on his work: {{quote|We wanted to take a moment to let you know how knocked out we are with the painting for ''The Great Muppet Caper''! You captured the essence of the Muppets and the excitement of the film and we congratulate you.}} |
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Revision as of 02:58, 21 October 2009
Drew Struzan is an artist and illustrator who has created many recognizable movie posters. Over his distinguished career he has painted posters for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Harry Potter, and more.
For the Jim Henson Company, he created movie posters for The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island. He also illustrated the Muppet Show Colorforms, and a set of Great Muppet Caper posters for McDonald's. He keeps a Kermit the Frog photo puppet replica in his studio.[1]
A letter from Jim Henson posted on Drew Struzan’s website compliments him on his work:
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