Edward Colver
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Self-portrait of Edward Colver
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| Born | Edward Curtiss Colver June 17, 1949 Pomona, California, United States[1] |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States[1] |
| Other names | Ed Colver[2] |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 1978–present[3] |
| Spouse(s) | Karin Swinney[1] |
| Website | edwardcolver |
Edward Curtiss Colver, also known as Ed Colver,[2] is an American photographer, best known for his early punk photographs.[4]
Contents
Overview
Colver not only created a visual document of the birth of punk music, fashion, art and lifestyle in the Los Angeles, California area from late 1978 to mid-1984, but also he greatly helped in defining the photography style and graphic identity of the American hardcore punk movement.[3][4]
He was actually in the right place at the right time, and with the right attitude, but he was not merely a witness in the eye of the storm, he was indeed a living part of that big picture, and in this regard, his early work is an authentic self-portrait of the Southern California hardcore punk scene[nb 1] in its golden years.
His work was featured extensively in the book American Hardcore: A Tribal History (2001), written by Steven Blush, and in its documentary film version, American Hardcore (2006), directed by Paul Rachman.[4]
Early life and family
Colver, a third-generation Southern Californian was born on 17 June 1949, in Pomona, California, was named after his great-grandfather, who arrived in the United States from Cornwall, England, in 1635. Edward's father, Charles Colver, was a forest ranger for 43 years. Upon his retirement, Charles was presented with the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Award by President George H. W. Bush at the White House. The tallest peak southwest of Mount San Antonio aka Mount Baldy, was named Colver Peak after Charles.[1]
Photography
Essentially a self-taught photographer,[3] Colver had a brief formal training during night classes at University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied beginning photography with Eileen Cowin. Largely influenced by Dada and Surrealism, Colver was most impressed in his early years by the art of Southern Californian native Edward Kienholz. In the late 1960s, Edward's perspective on life and art was changed by his exposure to composers such as Edgard Varèse, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Krzysztof Penderecki and John Cage.[1]
Three months after he began taking photographs, Colver had his first photograph published: an image of performance artist Johanna Went, featured in BAM magazine. Since then he has shot photographs for dozens of record labels including EMI, Capitol and Geffen. His punk pictures have been featured on more than 250 album covers and include some of the most recognizable and iconic covers of the punk era.[1]
Selected cover art contributions
| Year | Album title | Artist | Contribution |
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| 1980 | Group Sex | Circle Jerks | front, back cover and inner sleeve photos[5] |
| 1981 | "Louie Louie" (single) | Black Flag | front and back cover photos[6] |
| 1981 | Damaged | Black Flag | front cover photo |
| 1981 | Danger Zone (EP) | China White | front cover photo |
| 1981 | Let Them Eat Jellybeans! | Various Artists | back cover photo[7] |
| 1981 | Reagan's In | Wasted Youth | back cover and insert sheet photos[8] |
| 1981 | T.S.O.L. (EP) | T.S.O.L. | front cover photo |
| 1981 | Dance with Me | T.S.O.L. | some inner sleeve photos[9] |
| 1981 | Welcome to Reality (EP) | Adolescents | front cover photo[10] |
| 1983 | Mommy's Little Monster | Social Distortion | back cover photo[11] |
| 1983 | L'amour | Lewis | front cover photo[12] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ See also Punk rock in California.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Photographers Biography – Edward Colver". edwardcolver.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ed Colver Discography at Discogs:". discogs.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Frankel, Ricky; Wisniewski, Kira (November 26, 2014). "Interviews: Edward Colver". punknews.org. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Photographer Edward Colver "The Eye of LA Punk"". edwardcolver.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ Circle Jerks, Group Sex, cover art. discogs.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ↑ Black Flag, "Louie Louie", cover art. discogs.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Various Artists, Let Them Eat Jellybeans!, cover art. discogs.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Wasted Youth, Reagan's In, cover art. discogs.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ↑ T.S.O.L., Dance with Me, cover art. discogs.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Adolescents, Welcome to Reality, cover art. discogs.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Social Distortion, Mommy's Little Monster, cover art. discogs.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ↑ Lewis, L'Amour, cover art. discogs.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
Further reading
- Books
- Colver, Edward (2006). Blight at the End of The Funnel. Last Gasp. ISBN 9780867196702.
- Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Second ed., 2010. Feral House. ISBN 9781932595895.
External links
- Official
- "Photographer Edward Colver "The Eye of LA Punk"". edwardcolver.com.
- Articles
- "Pivotal Punk Rock Photographer Edward Colver Visits FIDM’s Graphic Design Portfolio Presentation". fidmdigitalarts.com.
- Reviews
- Frankel, Ricky (October 28, 2014). "Idle Worship: The Photography of Edward Colver [Exhibit]". punknews.org.
- Interviews
- Frankel, Ricky; Wisniewski, Kira (November 26, 2014). "Interviews: Edward Colver". punknews.org.
- Dr. Martens (April 2, 2015). "Punks in the Pit: An Interview with Edward Colver". blog.drmartens.com.
- Videos
- Sample, Jack; The Film & Television Conservatory of the Orange County School of the Arts (2012). Contact Print: Edward Colver (documentary). ocsarts.net.
- Sample, Jack; OCSA FTV (October 22, 2012). Contact Print: Edward Colver (documentary). youtube.com.
- Scott, Matt; Caracola Gallery (October 22, 2006). In the Pit: The photos of Edward Colver (documentary). youtube.com.
- Images
- "Photogallery". edwardcolver.com.
- "Photography for Album Covers". edwardcolver.com.
- Databases
- Use dmy dates from December 2013
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with hCards
- 1949 births
- 20th-century American artists
- 21st-century American artists
- Artists from Los Angeles, California
- Living people
- People from Pomona, California
- Photographers from California
- Punk rock
- Rock music photographers
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
