John Van Hamersveld Quotes
I'm working on my own work, my own publishing company.
Van Hamersveld, John. John Van Hamersveld: My Art, My Life. Post-Future Publications, 2010.
The Church of Scientology has repeatedly been accused of fraudulent activities masking as a religion, taking advantage of the United States Constitution protection of freedom of religion. Many religions raise money—tax free—and the government has no right to audit their books. However some people form religions / cults mainly for the economic profits they can make. The evidence in this hearing seemed to indicate that this was the case for the creation of Scientology. Other countries treat Scientology as nothing but a consumer fraud and do not allow its operation or severely restricts it. The officials of the church protest vehemently that this is religious persecution. See {585647} .
John Van Hamersveld is an American graphic artist and illustrator who designed record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands from the 1960s onward. Among the 300 albums are the covers of Magical Mystery Tour by the Beatles, Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplane, Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones, and Hotter Than Hell by Kiss. His first major assignment, in 1963, was designing the poster for the surf film The Endless Summer, after which he served as Capitol Records' head of design from 1965 to 1968. During that time, he worked on the artwork for albums by Capitol artists such as the Beatles and the Beach Boys. He also oversaw the design of the psychedelic posters for the Pinnacle Shrine exposition.
