Zacron

Zacron, born Richard Drew[1] (1943 - January 2012) was an English artist who designed the Led Zeppelin III album cover.[1][2]

Zacron was born in Sutton, Surrey in 1943.[3] He studied painting, drawing, design and etching at Studio 35 in Surbiton from 1957-1960 with Eric Clapton, and later at Kingston College of Art where he met Jimmy Page. He lectured at Leeds College of Art from 1967-1970.[3] He also taught at Acton County (later named Reynolds High and then Acton High) School.

Zacron's innovation in graphic techniques laid the foundation for his creation of the Led Zeppelin III album cover in 1970.[3] This album cover is a small component of a vast and varied body of work spanning five decades, with much of his work having a close association to rock and roll.[4] He also designed the sleeve for Fancy's 1975 album Something To Remember.[1]

Zacron has been described as "multi-sided and multi-talented" with "a robust ethos of independence and bravery, a lifelong quest for knowledge".[4] He was a public advocate of artistic freedom and a notable financial contributor to the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London for terminally ill children, organised by Light and Sound at Abbey Road Studios.[3]

Zacron died in January 2012 from bowel cancer, but his death was not revealed publicly until August that year.[1]

References
  1. Led Zeppelin cover artist dies, classicrockmagazine.com, retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. "Norwich Fringe Festival". Norwich Evening News 24. September 30, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  3. Zacron Information, Zacron.com, retrieved 6 February 2012.
  4. Meredith Gunderson, Press Release, 20 November 2008, City Inn Hotels and Number Nine the Gallery, retrieved 6 February 2012.
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