SPCodex:Social media/Mellon Collie artwork

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The iconic cover for Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was created by illustrator and collage artist John Craig (b. 1944). The woman is a combination of two paintings – Jean-Baptiste Greuze's "The Souvenir" and Raphael's "Saint Catherine Of Alexandri". Craig was also responsible for most of the art found in the album's packaging. It aimed to capture the grandeur and ambition of the album.

Frank Olinsky, the art director, had originally only enlisted Craig for the illustrations within the liner notes and inner sleeve. The band had planned to work with a different artist to create a Victorian-esque cover showing the full band in costume, but the original artist demanded too much money. When Craig offered to make an attempt, the band obliged. Corgan was keen to including celestial imagery and worked closely with Craig, sending him loose sketches usually by fax machine. The deluxe reissue of the album includes many of Corgan's original sketches.

Last photo: Two of Craig's original collages. Giclee prints available for purchase at johncraigprints.com

https://spcodex.wiki/Mellon_Collie#Artwork

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The iconic cover for Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was created by illustrator and collage artist John Craig (b. 1944). The woman is a combination of two paintings – Jean-Baptiste Greuze's "The Souvenir" and Raphael's "Saint Catherine Of Alexandri". Craig was also responsible for most of the art found in the album's packaging. It aimed to capture the grandeur and ambition of the album.

Frank Olinsky, the art director, had originally only enlisted Craig for the illustrations within the liner notes and inner sleeve. The band had planned to work with a different artist to create a Victorian-esque cover showing the full band in costume, but the original artist demanded too much money. When Craig offered to make an attempt, the band obliged. Corgan was keen to including celestial imagery and worked closely with Craig, sending him loose sketches usually by fax machine. The deluxe reissue of the album includes many of Corgan's original sketches.

Last photo: Two of Craig's original collages. Giclee prints available for purchase at johncraigprints.com

https://spcodex.wiki/Mellon_Collie#Artwork

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The iconic cover for Mellon Collie was created by collage artist John Craig. The woman is a combo of 2 paintings – Jean-Baptiste Greuze's The Souvenir and Raphael's Saint Catherine Of Alexandri. Craig also did most of the art found in the album's packaging https://spcodex.wiki/Mellon_Collie#Artwork Frank Olinsky, the art director, had originally only enlisted Craig for the illustrations within the liner notes and sleeve. The band had planned to work with a different artist to create a Victorian-esque cover with the full band in costume, but they demanded too much money.

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