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American graphic artist and illustrator (born )

John Van Hamersveld (born September 1, , Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American graphic artist and illustrator who designed record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands from the s onward.^[1][2] Among the albums^[3] are the covers of Magical Mystery Tour by the Beatles, Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplane, Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones, and Hotter Than Hell by Kiss.^[1] His first major assignment, in , was designing the poster for the surf film The Endless Summer, after which he served as Capitol Records' head of design from to During that time, he worked on the artwork for albums by Capitol artists such as the Beatles and the Beach Boys.

He also oversaw the design of the psychedelic posters for the Pinnacle Shrine exposition.

Endless Summer

In , Van Hamersveld was a student at the Art Center College of Design and the art di John Van Hamersveld – The Rock Poster Society - NOMYD