DREW SRTUZAN is an American artist Drew

DREW SRTUZAN is an American artist

Drew Struzan is an American artist known for his more than 150 movie posters, which include all the films in the Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Star Wars film series. He has also painted album covers, collectibles, and book covers. He was born May 14, 1947, in Oregon City, Oregon. In 1965, at age 18, he enrolled at the Art Center College of Design, then in West Los Angeles, California.

Struzan that as a fine artist he could paint what he wanted, but as an illustrator he could paint for money. Struzan chose to be an illustrator, saying, "I need to eat. “ Struzan worked his way through school by selling his artwork and accepting small commissions. He graduated in five years, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. He also completed two years of graduate studies.

About his career, Struzan has said: "I was poor and hungry, and illustration was the shortest path to a slice of bread, as compared to a gallery showing. I had nothing as a child. I drew on toilet paper with pencils – that was the only paper around. Probably why I love drawing so much today is because it was just all I had at the time. “

1977 -1778 In 1977 fellow artist well known for his own airbrush prowess, had been hired by David Weitzner, Vice President of advertising at 20 th Century Fox, to create a poster design for the 1978 re-release of Star Wars. He worked together with the artist Charles White III.

1970 -1980 Throughout the 1970 s and 1980 s Struzan produced poster work for such films as Blade Runner, The Thing, The Cannonball Run, the Police Academy series, Back to the Future, E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Muppet Movie, Coming to America, First Blood, Risky Business, D. C. Cab, Stroker Ace, *batteries not included, An American Tail, and The Goonies, Indiana Jones series of films. By the 1980 s, Struzan was producing approximately ten poster designs a year.

BLADE RUNNER

THE THING

THE POLOCE ACADEMY SERIES

BACK TO THE FUTURE

E. T. THE EXSTRA-TERRESTRIAL

COMING TO AMERICA

INDIANA JONES

1990 -2000 In the 1990 s, with the advent of computers and digital manipulation of images, Struzan was affected by the decline of traditionally illustrated poster art. While continuing to create artwork for such 1990 s and 2000 s films as Hook, Hellboy and the American poster for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Green Mile, Shawshank redemption, he started exploring other outlets for his work, including comic books, limitededition art, and the collectible market.

After completing the extensive artwork for the campaign of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Struzan announced his retirement on September 3, 2008. The 2013 documentary, Drew: The Man Behind The Poster, directed by Erik Sharkey, examines Struzan's life.

Struzan came out of retirement to design posters for the 2015 documentary Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around The World and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.