Tony Wright (artist)

Tony Wright (b. 23 October 1949 London) is an artist who created album covers such as Natty Dread –Bob Marley, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys – Traffic [ [http://www.prwebdirect.com/index.php PRWeb Press Release Newswire July 14 2005] ] and Saved, Bob Dylan [ [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74745691.html?dids=74745691:74745691&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=OCT+23%2C+1991&author=Richard+Harrington&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=The+Art+of+the+Album+Cover The Art of the Album Cover] The Washington Post Oct 23, 1991]

Two of his designs, Traffic's 1971 album "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" and Steve Winwood's 1980 "Arc of a Diver", were listed on "Rolling Stone's" 100 Greatest Album Covers in 1991. [ [http://rateyourmusic.com/list/fedderedder/rolling_stones_100_greatest_album_covers Rolling Stone November 14th, 1991] ]

elected works

*1971 Traffic, "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"
*1973 Traffic, "Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory"
*1973 The Meters, "Cissy Strut"
*1973 Sharks (band), "First Water"
*1973 Chris Stainton, "Tundra"
*1974 Bob Marley, "Natty Dread"
*1974 Jim Capaldi, "Whale Meat Again"
*1975 Peter Skellern, "Hard Times"
*1975 Fania All Stars, "Salsa"
*1975 Kevin Ayers, "Sweet Deceiver"
*1976 David Essex, "Out on the Street"
*1976 Max Romeo, "War in Babylon"
*1976 Third World
*1976 Lee Perry, "Super Ape"
*1976 Aswad
*1977 Martin Briley, "Before and Beyond"
*1977 John Martyn, "One World"
*1977 Third World, "96 degrees in the Shade"
*1977 David Essex, "Gold and Ivory"
*1977 Junior Murvin, "Police and Thieves"
*1977 Jorge Ben, "Tropical"
*1977 Go, "Live from Paris"
*1978 Ijahman, "Haile I Hymn"
*1978 Rico Rodriguez, "Man from Wareika"
*1979 David Essex, "Imperial Wizard"
*1979 Third World, "Journey to Addis"
*1979 Ijahman, "Are We a Warrior"
*1980 Bob Dylan, "Saved"
*1980 Black Uhuru, "Sinsemilla"
*1980 Davitt Sigerson
*1980 Steve Winwood, "Arc of a Diver"
*1980 The B-52's, "The B-52's"
*1980 Marianne Faithfull, "Broken English"
*1980 Cristina
*1980 Suicide
*1980 Kid Creole and the Coconuts
*1982 Chic, "Take It Off"
*1982 Steve Winwood, "Talking Back to the Night"
*1983 Ramones, "Subterranean Jungle"
*1983 Marianne Faithfull, "A Child’s Adventure"
*1984 Sly and Robbie, "Language Barrier"
*1984 Ramones, "Too Tough to Die"
*1985 Various Artists, "Sun City"
*1986 Trouble Funk, "Trouble over Here, Trouble over There"
*1986 Tama Janowitz, "Cannibal in Manhattan" (novel)
*1987 Sly and Robbie, "Rhythm Killers"
*1987 Gary Windo, "Deep Water"
*1987 Marianne Faithfull, Strange Weather
*1988 Melissa Etheridge, "Melissa Etheridge"
*1988 Allen Ginsberg
*1989 The Buck Pets
*1990 William Burroughs
*1995 Jude Cole, "I Don't Know Why I Act This Way"
*2001 Local H, "Here Comes the Zoo"
*2001 Skindive
*2001 Gigi
*2002 Supreme Beings of Leisure, "Divine Operating System"

Illustrated books

*Angel, The Diary of a Mystic 1976.
*Fantastic Woman, A Song of Songs 1980
*Hymn of the Sun, by Francis of Assisi. 1990
*City,1995
*Dance of Death, Forty Paintings, Forty Quotations. 2006

elected awards

*Benjamin Franklin Award. 1991. First Prize. Religion/Metaphysics/Spirituality.
*Catholic Press Association 1991 Book Award. First prize.
*Print Magazine. Design Award. 1996
*American Graphic Design Award 1997
*Drench Design Award.2005
*Design Greenproject Award. 2006

References

External links

* [http://www.tonywright-art.com Tony Wright’s web site]