![]() Intriguingly, though, short of his cover for the Firesign Theatre’s Fighting Clowns–which features a crowd of gun-toting circus clowns storming Washington–none of his work particularly draws upon the sense of humor that would one day make Hartman so famous. The covers for Poco’s Legend and Steely Dan’s Aja look like they could be classic album covers, in a world where the albums they were associated with were a lot better. ![]() Looking over Hartman’s record covers, there’s nothing that truly stands out as exceptional, although it’s all solid work. He even designed the crazy Celtic-style logo for Crosby, Stills, and Nash. In the decade that followed, Hartman designed over 40 record covers for bands such as America, Poco, Steely Dan, and the Firesign Theatre comedy group. In fact, graphic design was Hartman’s first calling: He managed to get a degree in graphic arts at Cal State Northridge in 1974. Before his comic career took off, Phil Hartman was a working graphic designer.
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