| LC control no. | n 50019378 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bacon, Paul, 1923-2015 |
| Biography/History note | Paul Bacon (1923-2015) was an American book designer, illustrator, and jazz musician. |
| Birth date | 1923-12-25 |
| Death date | 2015-06-08 |
| Place of birth | Ossining (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Fishkill (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Book design Book jackets--Design Illustration of books Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Book designers Illustrators Jazz musicians |
| Found in | Everds, M. Love is, 1969. Wikipedia, 16 December 2013 (Paul Bacon; born 25 December 1923 in Ossining, New York; American book cover designer and jazz musician; designed about 6500 book jackets and 200 jazz record covers) New York times (online), viewed June 11, 2015 (in obituary published June 10: Paul Bacon; b. Dec. 25, 1923, Ossining, N.Y.; d. Monday [June 8, 2015], Fishkill, N.Y., aged 91; influential designer known for creating radical, eye-catching book jackets for major literary works like Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and Philip Roth's Portnoy's complaint) |
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