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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Jamie Reid, artist of Sex Pistols record covers, dies aged 76

Promotional poster for the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen, designed by Jamie Reid – this version, once owned by Sid Vicious, was put up for auction at Sotheby’s in 2022.
Promotional poster for the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen, designed by Jamie Reid – this version, once owned by Sid Vicious, was put up for auction at Sotheby’s in 2022. Photograph: Sotheby’s/PA

Jamie Reid, the artist and graphic designer whose collage work for the Sex Pistols was a central pillar of the punk aesthetic, has died aged 76.

His gallerist John Marchant confirmed his death alongside Reid’s family. In a statement he was described as an “artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, rebel and romantic. Jamie leaves behind a beloved daughter Rowan, a granddaughter Rose, and an enormous legacy.”

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