Gary Burden

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Gary Lowell Francis Burden
Born(1933-05-23)May 23, 1933
Cleveland, Ohio, US
DiedMarch 7, 2018(2018-03-07) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, US
Alma materUC Berkeley
OccupationArtist
Known forPop music album covers
Spouses
Virginia Burden
  • Annie Burden

Katharine Burden

Gary Burden (May 23, 1933 – March 7, 2018) [1] was an American artist specializing in the field of album covers. He is considered one of the pioneers of the concept of album cover art. [2]

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Early life

Gary Burden was born on May 23, 1933, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Lowell and Agatha Burden, and grew up mainly in south Florida. [3] At the age of 16, he joined the Marine Corps. He studied architectural design at UC Berkeley.

Career

In the 1960s and 1970s, he designed covers for many rock stars, such as Mama Cass, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Joni Mitchell, The Doors, The Eagles and Jackson Browne. He created album covers for Neil Young for 35 years. [4]

His works were nominated for four Grammy Awards, [5] and, at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010, he won the award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging for the Neil Young The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972 . [6]

Burden collaborated with photographer Henry Diltz. In 2000 they made a documentary California Rock: Under the Covers, depicting their album cover works and participation in the Los Angeles rock scene. [7]

Awards

Grammy Awards

Personal life

He was married to Annie Burden, who is one of the "Ladies of the Canyon" in the Joni Mitchell song. [8]

He was married to Jenice Heo. [9]

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