00:00You may not have known his name, but you will most definitely have known his work.
00:06Drew Struzan was arguably the greatest movie poster artist of all time.
00:13With his intricate, detailed brushwork, he helped define the images of our collective imagination.
00:20On social media, the giants of Hollywood paid tribute.
00:24Legendary film director Steven Spielberg said Drew made event art.
00:30His posters made many of our movies into destinations.
00:33Nobody drew like Drew.
00:37Fellow director Guillermo del Toro said the world lost a genial man, a genius communicator and supreme artist.
00:45I lost a friend, beloved Drew.
00:48And Jim Lee, artist and president of DC Comics, described him as a giant among giants.
00:54His work captured the humanity, power and emotion of his subjects in ways not seen since.
01:02Drew Struzan was born in the US state of Oregon in 1947.
01:07His artistic talents were obvious from an early age and once he left university, he became an illustrator.
01:13In a career spanning decades, he designed album covers and countless movie posters.
01:20As one of those paying tribute said, he has left us all with so much beauty to enjoy for generations to come.
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