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Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013)[1] was an English graphic designer and music video director. He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career, and also created album or other art for Led Zeppelin, Phish,[2] Black Sabbath, UFO, Peter Gabriel, the Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Yes, Kansas, Dream Theater, Muse, Audioslave, the Mars Volta, The Cranberries, Helloween and Ween.

Storm Thorgerson
Thorgerson in 2010
Born	Storm Elvin Thorgerson (1944-02-28)28 February 1944 Potters Bar, Middlesex, England
Died	18 April 2013(2013-04-18) (aged 69) London, England
Known for	Graphic designer, music video director

Early life

Thorgerson, who was of Norwegian descent,[3] was born in Potters Bar, Middlesex (now part of Hertfordshire), and he attended Summerhill School, Brunswick Primary School in Cambridge, and the Cambridgeshire High School for Boys with Pink Floyd founders Syd Barrett, who was in the year below him, and Roger Waters, who was in the year above him. Thorgerson and Waters played rugby together at school, while Thorgerson's mother Vanji and Waters' mother Mary were close friends.[4][5] He studied English and Philosophy at the University of Leicester, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours, before studying Film and Television at the Royal College of Art, where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree.[6][7]

He was a teenage friend of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and best man at Gilmour's wedding to Polly Samson in 1994.[8]

Career

In 1968, along with Aubrey Powell, he founded the graphic art group Hipgnosis, and between them they designed many famous single and album covers, with Peter Christopherson joining them for their later commissions.[9] In 1983, following the dissolution of Hipgnosis, Thorgerson and Powell formed Greenback Films, producing music videos.

In the early nineties, Thorgerson inaugurated StormStudios along with Peter Curzon—a loose group of freelancers. The line up included Rupert Truman (photographer), Finlay Cowan (designer and illustrator), Daniel Abbott (designer and artist), Lee Baker (creative retoucher and designer), and Jerry Sweet (designer) along with Thorgerson's personal assistants, Laura Truman (prints), and Charlotte Barnes.

Perhaps Thorgerson's most famous designs are those for Pink Floyd.[10] His design for The Dark Side of the Moon has been called one of the greatest album covers of all time. Designed by Thorgerson and Hipgnosis, the artwork for the cover itself was drawn by George Hardie,[11] a designer at NTA Studios. Many of Thorgerson's designs are notable for their surreal elements. He often places objects out of their traditional contexts, especially with vast spaces around them, to give them an awkward appearance while highlighting their beauty. To quote Thorgerson, "I like photography because it is a reality medium, unlike drawing which is unreal. I like to mess with reality ... to bend reality. Some of my works beg the question [sic] of is it real or not?"[12]

Over the years, Thorgerson and his team designed and released several books about their work. The first, published in 1989, was titled Classic Album Covers of 60s.[13] The Gathering Storm – A Quartet in Several Parts was the final book Thorgerson worked on with his team and it was completed just before his death in April 2013. The book was released in September 2013 and includes album covers artwork, photographs, and anecdotes, spanning five decades from his early work with Hipgnosis through to StormStudios.

In 2013, Prog Magazine renamed its Grand Design Award after Thorgerson. It is now known as the Storm Thorgerson Grand Design Award and will be given to the designer of the year's best-packaged product. Thorgerson had won the 2012 award for his continued work with Pink Floyd.[14][15]

In 2015 a film documentary, Taken By Storm, was released on DVD and web streaming.[16]

Health problems and death

In 2003, Thorgerson suffered a stroke, from which he was partially paralysed. He was later diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer which eventually led to his death in London on 18 April 2013, at the age of 69.[17] After Thorgerson's death, David Gilmour released a statement describing him as "a constant force in my life, both at work and in private, a shoulder to cry on, and a great friend". A post on the official Pink Floyd website called him a "graphic genius".[18] Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said that he was a "tireless worker right up to the end".[19] He is buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.

Works

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Album cover designs (1968–2014)

Music videos

• 10cc – "The Power of Love" (1982)
• Paul Young – "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" (1983)
• Rainbow – "Street of Dreams" (1983)
• Robert Plant – "Big Log" (1983)
• Yes – "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (1983)
• Intaferon - "Get Out of London" (1983)
• Kevin Kitchen – "Tight Spot" (1984)
• Nik Kershaw – "Wouldn't It Be Good" (1984)
• David Gilmour – "Blue Light" (1984)
• David Gilmour – "All Lovers Are Deranged" (1984)
• Nik Kershaw – "The Riddle" (1984)
• Nik Kershaw – "Wide Boy (1984)
• Nik Kershaw – "Don Quixote" (1985)
• Belouis Some – "Imagination" (1985)
• Belouis Some – "Some People" (1985)
• Glass Tiger – "Thin Red Line" (1985)
• Glass Tiger – "Someday" (1985)
• Ministry – "Over the Shoulder" (1985)[24]
• The Cult – "Love Removal Machine" (1987)
• Pink Floyd – "Learning to Fly" (1987)
• Pink Floyd – "The Dogs of War" (1987)
• Wax – "Bridge to Your Heart" (1987)
• Wax – "In Some Other World" (1988)
• Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – "Brother of Mine" (1989)
• Bruce Dickinson – "Tattooed Millionaire" (1990)
• Bruce Dickinson – "All the Young Dudes" (1990)
• Helloween – "Kids of the Century" (1991)
• Alan Parsons – "Turn It Up" (1993)
• Pink Floyd – "High Hopes" (1994)
• Richard Wright – "Night Of a Thousand Furry Toys" (1996)

Books

• Thorgerson, S. and Dean, R. (eds), Album Cover Album. A&W Visual Library, New York & Dragon's World, Limpsfield, 1977. ISBN 0891040854, 0905895002, 0905895452, 0905895010. Republished by Harper Design / Collins Design and Ilex Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-0061626951, 978-1905814404.
• Dean, R. and Howells, D. (compilers) and Thorgerson, S. (ed.), Album Cover Album, Volume 2. A&W Visual Library, New York & Dragon's World, Limpsfield, 1982. ISBN 0891043128, 0905895711.
• Dean, R. and Thorgerson, S. (compilers), Album Cover Album, Volume 5. Dragon's World / Paper Tiger, Limpsfield, 1989. ISBN 1850280770, 0823075168.
• Oliver, V., Thorgerson, S. and Dean, R. (compilers), Album Cover Album, Volume 6. Paper Tiger, Limpsfield, 1992. ISBN 1850282137.
• Thorgerson, S. and Christopherson, P. (eds), "Hands Across The Water" - Wings Tour USA. Photographs by Hipgnosis. Dragon's World, Limpsfield and Reed Books, Los Angeles, 1978. ISBN 090589510X, 0891695001.
• Thorgerson, S., compiled by Hipgnosis and George Hardie. The Work of Hipgnosis - "Walk Away René". Paper Tiger / Dragon's World, Limpsfield, 1978. ISBN 0891041052, 0891041044, 0905895088.
• Thorgerson, S. et al., The Photo Designs of Hipgnosis: The Goodbye Look. Vermilion, London, 1982. ISBN 0091506417.
• Thorgerson, S., Classic Album Covers of the 60s. Paper Tiger, London, 1989. ISBN 185028086X, 0831714786, 1843402505, 0681045507, 1843405490.
• Thorgerson, S. and Powell, A., 100 Best Album Covers - The Stories Behind The Sleeves. Dorling Kindersley, London, 1999. ISBN 0751307831, 0751307068, 078944951X, 1552093913.
• Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink FLoyd:
  • Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., 1st ed., Sanctuary Publishing, London, 1997. ISBN 1860742068, 1860742246.
  • Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., 2nd ed., Sanctuary Publishing, London, 2000. ISBN 1860742688.
  • Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., 3rd ed., Sanctuary Publishing, London, 2003. ISBN 1860748333.
  • Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., 4th ed., Omnibus Press, London, 2007. ISBN 978-1846097638.
  • Thorgerson, S., 5th ed., Omnibus Press, London, 2015. ISBN 978-1783056217.
• Thorgerson, S., Curzon, P. and Crossland, J., Eye Of The Storm: The Album Graphics of Storm Thorgerson. Sanctuary, London, 1999. ISBN 1860742580, 1860742599.
• Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., Taken By Storm: The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson: A Retrospective. Omnibus Press, London, 2007. ISBN 978-1846096679.
• Thorgerson, S. and Powell, A., For The Love of Vinyl: The Album Art of Hipgnosis. PictureBox, New York, 2008. ISBN 978-0981562216.
• Curzon, P. and Thorgerson, S., The Raging Storm - The Album Graphics of StormStudios. De Milo and StormStudios, 2011. ISBN 978-0957005402, 978-0957005419.
• Truman, R. and Thorgerson, S., Riding Along in my Automobile: The American Cars of Cuba. De Milo and StormStudios, London, 2012. ISBN 978-0957005426.
• Thorgerson, S., The Gathering Storm - A Quartet in Several Parts: The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson. De Milo and StormStudios, London, 2013. ISBN 978-0957005433, 978-1608876785.
• Powell, A., Hipgnosis Portraits. Thames & Hudson, 2014. ISBN 978-0500517635.
• Powell, A. (foreword by P. Gabriel), Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art - The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue. Thames & Hudson, 2017. ISBN 978-0500519325.

References

External links

• Storm Thorgerson at IMDb
• Interview with "Floydian Slip" host Craig Bailey, September 1997
• BBC Feature and audio interview
• BBC Article on Thorgerson's work: Audio slideshow: Storm's sleeves
• TateShots: Storm Thorgerson on Magritte The artist talks about the influence of Magritte on his work. 21 July 2011
• Tennents' "One Great Thing" Advert on YouTube
• Thorgerson interviewed on YouTube by Younger Brother (video, 8 mins, 2010)

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[fr] Storm Thorgerson

Storm Elvin Thorgerson est un photographe, réalisateur et graphiste britannique né le 28 février 1944 à Potters Bar dans le Middlesex en Angleterre, et mort le 18 avril 2013[1]. Il a conçu de nombreuses pochettes d'albums, en particulier pour le groupe Pink Floyd.

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[ru] Торгерсон, Сторм

Сторм Эльвин Торгерсон (англ. Storm Elvin Thorgerson; 28 февраля 1944 — 18 апреля 2013[5]) — британский фотограф, дизайнер, кинематографист. В 1968 году основал дизайн-студию Hipgnosis. Автор большинства обложек альбомов Pink Floyd, в связи с чем иногда назывался «шестым членом группы»[источник не указан 1777 дней]. Кроме того, создавал обложки альбомов для Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Scorpions, The Mars Volta, Muse, 10cc, Cranberries, Питера Гэбриэла и других.

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