Jamie Reid: Artist who designed iconic Sex Pistols cowl dies at 76

The punk artist who designed the quilt for the Sex Pistols file God Save The Queen has died on the age of 76.

Jamie Reid was greatest identified for his work on the sleeve’s controversial defaced portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

He additionally labored with the Sex Pistols on their album Never Mind The B*******.

Brighton artwork sellers the John Marchant Gallery, which labored with Reid for 25 years, shared information of his loss of life in an Instagram publish.

Posting {a photograph} of the artist, they wrote: “We sadly announce the passing of Jamie MacGregor Reid 16 January 1947 – 8 August 2023, Artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, insurgent and romantic.

“Jamie leaves behind a beloved daughter Rowan, a granddaughter Rose, and an enormous legacy. Universal Majesty, Verity, Love, Infinite.”

His artwork, which was synonymous with the Sex Pistols, adopted a ransom notice type the place phrases appeared as in the event that they’d been snipped from newspapers and magazines – a mode he developed at Suburban Press.

He additionally has items in London’s Tate Modern and New York’s Museum of Modern Art and Houston’s Museum of Fine Art.

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Jon Savage, a broadcaster who as soon as wrote a e-book with Reid, wrote on X (previously referred to as Twitter): “RIP Jamie Reid, best known as the designer for the classic Sex Pistols era 1976-79.

“His capability to render complicated concepts in eye-catching visuals was their good accompaniment.”

Reid was born in January 1947 in Croydon, south London, and went on to check at Wimbledon Art School and Croydon Art School.

It was in Croydon the place he met the Sex Pistols’ supervisor Malcolm McLaren and commenced his work with the band.

Reid’s explanation for loss of life has not been revealed.