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February 21, 2025
Hidden Tracks
Harumi Ando was an SVA alumnus who made a big splash with his debut psychedelic album in 1968 but then disappeared from public view.
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April 04, 2016
First Look, part 2: James McMullan
An incredible array of new material from James McMullan.
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February 24, 2015
I’ve seen you on the beach and I’ve seen you on TV
Malcolm Garrett was the subject of “Ulterior Motifs: An Exhibition of Graphic Devices 1977-1993,” an exhibition held at SVA in 1993 that featured Garrett’s logotypes for clients in the music, publishing, and retail industries.
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November 24, 2014
Pop pourri, part 2
Reader Don O’Hara sent us a few additional iterations of the Jem “Classic Series” we featured last week.
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November 19, 2014
Pop pourri
Milton Glaser was hired by Deluxe Communications Corporation/Jem to design a set of LP sleeves for oldies releases they called The Classic Series.
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June 08, 2014
Don’t it drag on
Milton Glaser teamed with celebrated photographer Duane Michals in 1972 to create this metaphysical album cover for bluesy folkie Chris Smither.
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May 31, 2014
The Elementary Doctor Watson
Milton Glaser created this album cover in 1972 for legendary guitarist and folk singer Doc Watson.
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January 28, 2014
Record labels
Milton Glaser applies his passion for music to record labels.
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July 28, 2013
Presenting… The James McMullan Collection
We recently finished organizing and describing the James McMullan Collection, which was donated by the acclaimed illustrator and designer last year.
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July 20, 2013
Hot potato
Milton Glaser plays with fire for Poppy Records.
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April 23, 2013
The Sound of…
Milton Glaser’s early album covers express his understanding of the ineffable qualities of music.
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December 21, 2010
Medium rare
Glaser’s fascination with exploded diagrams (this poster for Olivetti, among other things) is applied here to a matter very dear to me: the hamburger. Actually this brings me back to the Sack ‘n’ Save in the suburbs of Dallas, which was the preferred purveyor of hamburger ingredients when I was a child, perhaps because a similar idea was rendered in giant ’70s-oversaturated photographs printed ten feet tall along the hot magenta wall above the butcher section. The illustration above appeared on the second long-player by Philly psych rockers Mandrake Memorial, titled Medium — now a rare find in the bins. Glaser’s influence on the graphic legacy of the hamburger can also be seen on this cover for Time magazine.
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July 21, 2010
Music box
Chermayeff & Geismar’s packaging for these Gramavision CDs brings me back to the CD bins in the (long gone) Tower Records on Broadway and E. 4th Street.
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May 18, 2010
Run Joey Run
Needless to say, that wedding never took place, not after Julie accidentally took a bullet intended for Joey from Daddy’s gun. Classing up the joint considerably are James McMullan’s expressive illustrations for the album’s cover, which covey a sense of desperation and actual emotional stakes.
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By Collection
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SVA Historical Event Recordings
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Gail Anderson Collection
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SVA COVID Collection
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Ed Benguiat Collection
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SVA Publications and Institutional Records
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Ivan Chermayeff Collection
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Ralph Caplan Collection
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Chermayeff & Geismar Collection
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Seymour Chwast Collection
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Stephen Doyle Collection
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Heinz Edelmann Collection
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Richard Wilde Papers
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Roger Ferriter Collection
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Louise Fili Collection
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Cris Gianakos Collection
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Bob Gill Collection
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Milton Glaser Collection
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Keith Godard Collection
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Steven Heller Collection
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David Mazzucchelli Collection
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Ed McCabe Collection
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James McMullan Collection
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Tony Palladino Collection
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Stefan Sagmeister Collection
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Paul Sahre Collection
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Deborah Sussman Collection
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Fred Troller Collection
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George Tscherny Collection
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Henry Wolf Collection
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