verses. This was based on William Roscoe's poem of the same name, but was inspired when Aldridge read that John Tenniel had told Lewis Carroll it was impossible to draw a wasp in a wig. Aldridge also created the artwork for Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John in 1975. In 1977 he created an advertisement illustration for the Dutch beer brand Heineken. He was also the creator of the Hard Rock Café logo. Honours and awards A retrospective Alan Aldridge – the Man with the Kaleidoscope Eyes featured at the Design Museum in London from 10 October 2008 to 25 January 2009, and was reviewed as "The trip of a lifetime". Over the years Aldridge won many awards for his work, among them Whitbread Children's Book Award (1973). Selected works Cover for Boswell's London Journal 1762–1763, ed. Frederick Pottle, Penguin (1966). Cover design for A Quick One by The Who (1966). Poster for Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey's film Chelsea Girls (1966). Covers for Penguin Science Fiction books (1967). The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics (US, Houghton Mifflin; UK, MacDonald Unit 75, 1969) editor, select illustrations. Ann in the Moon (1970), with story by Frances D. Francis. The Penguin Book of Comics (1971), with George Perry, published by Penguin Books. The Ship's Cat (1977), illustrated in collaboration with Harry Willock, with verses by Richard Adams. The Peacock Party (1979) and The Lion's Cavalcade (1980), sequels to The Butterfly Ball, based on anonymous sequels to Roscoe's version with verses by George E. Ryder and Ted Walker respectively. Illustrated in collaboration with Harry Willock. Phantasia: Of Docklands, Rocklands and Dodos (1981) The Gnole (1999), with Steve Boyett (writer) and Maxine Miller (colorist). Illustrations and logo design for Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, the sixth studio album by British pop rock/new wave band Tears for Fears, 2004. Aldridge is also credited for Art Direction and Illustration on Light Grenades (2006), the sixth studio album for Incubus. The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes (Thames & Hudson, 2008), 240 pp, ; also published as The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes: The Art of Alan Aldridge (Abrams Books, 2009), 240 pp, References External links Picture of Alan Aldridge @ The Design Museum Alan Aldridge's science fiction covers for Penguin Books. Alan Aldridge agent website . Alan Aldridge is one of six people interviewed during the 29-minute BBC2 program. 1943 births 2017 deaths English illustrators English graphic