Joseph Low — Master Pieces of Music (Haydn Society)

This is one of my favorites from his covers for the Haydn Society. They are three volumes on an anthology with some of the Haydn artists including Finn Viderø, Aksel Schiøtz, Else Brems, Niels Brincker, etc.

The drawings are very ornamental yet geometric and again textured. A lot of fun details on this illustrations contrasted with some bright colors. Another wonderful two color design.

Design: Joseph Low  |  Year: 1953  |  Photos: Javier García

More images after the jump…

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Joseph Low on the Haydn 4 of 6

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Here’s another of his rich textured illustrations. The background adds a lot to the picture too.

About Joseph Low:
Joseph Low Article on New York Times
Joseph Low Wikipedia

Design: Joseph Low   |   Year: 1953   |   Photos: Javier García

Product Info:
Haydn Society Album Covers, 1953
Copyright 1953 by the Haydn Society, Inc.
Boston Massachusetts
Cover Design by Joseph Low

Joseph Low – Bach/ Finn Videro

This a much more simple illustration still with rough rich textured line strokes. Most of his covers were two colored, overprinted. I love how this one created thick outline from the overprint.

About Joseph Low:
Joseph Low Article on New York Times
Joseph Low Wikipedia

Design: Joseph Low   |   Year: 1953   |   Photos: Javier García

Product Info:
Haydn Society Album Covers, 1953
Copyright 1953 by the Haydn Society, Inc.
Boston Massachusetts
Cover Design by Joseph Low

Joseph Low – Bach, Buxtehiude

This cover features a cleaner illustration that looks more like cut out paper contrasted with rough rich textured background lines. There are some lines that look like scratches or pen scribbles on the surface but it’s actually part of the illustration.

Design: Joseph Low   |   Year: 1953   |   Photos: Javier García

About Joseph Low:
Joseph Low Article on New York Times
Joseph Low Wikipedia

Product Info:
Haydn Society Album Covers, 1953
Copyright 1953 by the Haydn Society, Inc.
Boston Massachusetts
Cover Design by Joseph Low

Joseph Low – Bach / Finn Videro 2

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I will be posting a series of classical records from the Haydn Society/ Boston that I’ve been collecting. My last post from these series will be a surprise (I hope). It’s a record cover that blew me away.

I could not find much information on the design part of the Haydn Society but they seem to have hired top of the line designers for their record covers.

Joseph Low was an Illustrator who made cover illustrations for The New Yorker and is mostly know from the awards of his book “Mice Twice.” He also illustrated over a dozen children books, book jackets and record covers. I will be posting a few of the record covers here.

His style is very expressive, rich in texture and playful. He used a lot of rough brush strokes and wood and linoleum cuts. The bricks on the image above were probably either linoleum or wood cuts I think which added a very cool texture.

I also love the typography and how it interacts with the background.

Design: Joseph Low   |   Year: 1954   |   Photos: Javier García

About:
Joseph Low Article on New York Times
Joseph Low Wikipedia

Product Info:
Haydn Society Album Covers, 1954
Copyright 1954 by the Haydn Society, Inc.
Boston Massachusetts
Cover Design by Joseph Low