Talk:Drew Struzan

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How much you want to bet this page was written by Drew Himself?

[edit] Who says what?

I know for a certainty that Drew Struzan did not create or write this entry. I'm his wife. In general, Drew prefers to paint allowing others to accumulate information. Actually Drew was born in 1947, not 1946. He attended Art Center College of Design when it was located in Los Angeles, prior to Art Center's move to the new and prestigious Pasadena campus. I've never heard that his childhood paintings were ever in museums but I know they were collected by researchers and never returned and that we ran across one of them in a gallery in Los Angeles back in 1969. Exactly why would anyone come online and make a statement such as 'bet he wrote it himself?' You don't have to like Drew or his work. But for those of us that do like him, we appreciate the things he has accomplished. In 36 years of marriage, I have come to understand what it takes for Drew to be in the public eye while remaining a very private person. I am grateful for the beauty and creativity he has brought to what could otherwise be a boring, exploitative advertising environment. And thankfully, he is not alone in these efforts. I praise anyone willing to fight the battle to make our world more compelling. More power to them all!

[edit] I'm not Drew! (but wish I could draw like him)

Drew didn't start this page, I did ( long ago), but I'm honored that his wife Dylan stopped by! Wow! I am endeavouring to make the edits (including birthdate - which I referenced off the postal museum site) and fill this article out as I am able. Thanks for the input. A fan in Burbank! --207.200.116.6 03:14, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] E.T. movie poster?

Drew Struzan did not design the movie poster for E.T... John Alvin did. [1] [2] This is easily verifiable by googling "John Alvin," not to mention that it was Alvin, and not Struzan or anyone else, who received the Hollywood Reporter Key Art Award and the Saturn Award for the E.T. poster. Anyone care to explain why this article claims Struzan designed that poster?

For any movie campaign there are several posters and different pieces of art created, so it is possible for more than one artist to be credited with the same campaign even though they both produced different pieces of art for that same campaign. This does not take anything from Alvin's equally impressive work or accomplishments. John Alvin created the distinctive "fingers touching" ET poster for one. Struzan has created other posters for the ET campaign, including the poster showing the character of ET in front of the San Fernando Valley skyline reaching up toward his ship that rises above him, and the even more distinctive one showing ET with his finger aglow, peeking from the basket on Elliot's bike (this art also being widely used by all the Universal theme parks). Further, by decree of Spielberg, Struzan remains the only illustrator allowed to render the character of ET in full.--71.134.156.170 21:37, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Drew Struzan did not work on the U.S. domestic theatrical campaign for E.T. -- the poster (the "Creation of Adam") artwork, which was the initial one-sheet for ET, and most closely associated with the film, was by John Alvin. Struzan, like many of his projects, worked on later comissioned artworks, outside the film's first release/campaign. The article states: "Spielberg decreeing that Struzan be the only artist allowed to render the space-creature character E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial." is also misleading, since it doesn't draw the distinction of his post-release work on the film and his lack of involvement with the campaign centered around John Alvin's work. I cannot find any source for this Speilberg quote -- can someone please cite the source or point it out here? Otherwise the quote should be removed and/or put in a proper context. --Jca2112 06:44, 12 September 2006 (UTC)