ELVIS: Elvis by Albert Goldman

Milton Glaser

1979

A 1979 offset-lithograph poster by Milton Glaser promoting the book titled ELVIS: Elvis by Albert Goldman, pairing bold typographic tiles with a finely worked, portrait-like image to convey glamour and intimacy.

A close-cropped, softly modeled face rendered in delicate, cross-hatched colored strokes fills the sheet, its luminous skin and slightly averted gaze set against stark, tile-like boxes spelling ELVIS across the top and a framed title panel at the bottom, creating a tension between tender drawing and assertive typography.

The poster shows how late-20th-century graphic design fused hand-drawn portraiture with bold typographic devices to commercial ends, exemplifying Glaser’s influence in bringing artistic sensibility to mass-market promotional design.

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Art Terms

Lithography Graphic design Poster Typography Portrait Popular culture Print

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