I can’t remember the first time I saw a Drew Struzan poster, but I remember the feeling it gave me. His work went straight for the gut. Before I’d seen a single frame of the movie, before I knew anything about the plot or characters, I was already hooked.
The legendary artist and designer died this week at 78, after several years battling Alzheimer’s. Tributes have poured in from Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro and countless other film-makers. And for those of us who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, his passing feels personal.
