Cal Schenkel | |
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| Born | Calvin Schenkel 27 January 1947 |
| Known for | Graphic designer, illustrator, advertising illustrator, album cover designer, comics artist, animator for Frank Zappa. |
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.[1]