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Calvin "Cal" Schenkel (born January 27, 1947, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania) is an American illustrator, graphic designer, animator and comics artist, specializing in album cover design. He was the main graphic arts collaborator for rock musician Frank Zappa and was responsible for the design of many Zappa album covers. Schenkel's work is iconic and distinctive in style, a forerunner of punk art and the new wave era.

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  • Cal Schenkel (* 27. ledna 1947 Pensylvánie) je americký výtvarník. Zaměřil se na navrhování obalů gramofonových desek ve stylu spojujícím komiksovou estetiku a absurdní humor ovlivněný surrealismem. Strávil jeden semestr na výtvarné akademii ve Filadelfii, pak odešel do Kalifornie a New Yorku. Jeho přítelkyní byla zpěvačka , která ho seznámila s Frankem Zappou. Schenkel se stal fotografem a scénografem skupiny Mothers of Invention a vytvořil pro ni obal k albu We're Only in It for the Money (1968). Od roku 1969 pracoval pro Zappovu společnost Straight Records, navrhoval koncertní plakáty a obaly alb Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, Uncle Meat, Hot Rats, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Just Another Band from L.A., The Grand Wazoo, One Size Fits All, Tinseltown Rebellion a Does Humor Belong in Music? Podílel se také na výtvarné stránce filmu 200 Motels. Jeho návrhy využívali i Captain Beefheart (Trout Mask Replica), Tim Buckley, Emitt Rhodes a Tom Waits. V roce 1976 vystavoval spolu s Captainem Beefheartem v Greenfields Gallery v Olympii, později založil zásilkový prodej svých děl. Zappa mu věnoval skladbu For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers). (cs)
  • Calvin "Cal" Schenkel (born January 27, 1947, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania) is an American illustrator, graphic designer, animator and comics artist, specializing in album cover design. He was the main graphic arts collaborator for rock musician Frank Zappa and was responsible for the design of many Zappa album covers. Schenkel's work is iconic and distinctive in style, a forerunner of punk art and the new wave era. (en)
  • Cal Schenkel (Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, 27 januari 1947) is een Amerikaans graficus, schilder, illustrator en platenhoesontwerper. Hij staat vooral bekend om zijn werk voor Frank Zappa. (nl)
  • Cal Schenkel, all'anagrafe Calvin Schenkel (Willow Grove, 27 gennaio 1947), è un illustratore statunitense, specializzato nel design delle copertine di album musicali. Era il principale collaboratore artistico di Frank Zappa per la grafica dei suoi lavori e si occupò di disegnare alcune delle copertine più famose dei dischi di Zappa. (it)
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  • Graphic designer, illustrator, advertising illustrator, album cover designer, comics artist, animator for Frank Zappa. (en)
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  • Calvin "Cal" Schenkel (born January 27, 1947, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania) is an American illustrator, graphic designer, animator and comics artist, specializing in album cover design. He was the main graphic arts collaborator for rock musician Frank Zappa and was responsible for the design of many Zappa album covers. Schenkel's work is iconic and distinctive in style, a forerunner of punk art and the new wave era. (en)
  • Cal Schenkel (Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, 27 januari 1947) is een Amerikaans graficus, schilder, illustrator en platenhoesontwerper. Hij staat vooral bekend om zijn werk voor Frank Zappa. (nl)
  • Cal Schenkel, all'anagrafe Calvin Schenkel (Willow Grove, 27 gennaio 1947), è un illustratore statunitense, specializzato nel design delle copertine di album musicali. Era il principale collaboratore artistico di Frank Zappa per la grafica dei suoi lavori e si occupò di disegnare alcune delle copertine più famose dei dischi di Zappa. (it)
  • Cal Schenkel (* 27. ledna 1947 Pensylvánie) je americký výtvarník. Zaměřil se na navrhování obalů gramofonových desek ve stylu spojujícím komiksovou estetiku a absurdní humor ovlivněný surrealismem. Strávil jeden semestr na výtvarné akademii ve Filadelfii, pak odešel do Kalifornie a New Yorku. Jeho přítelkyní byla zpěvačka , která ho seznámila s Frankem Zappou. Schenkel se stal fotografem a scénografem skupiny Mothers of Invention a vytvořil pro ni obal k albu We're Only in It for the Money (1968). Od roku 1969 pracoval pro Zappovu společnost Straight Records, navrhoval koncertní plakáty a obaly alb Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, Uncle Meat, Hot Rats, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Just Another Band from L.A., The Grand Wazoo, One Size Fits All, Tinseltown Rebellion a Does Humor Belong in Music? (cs)
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