Zacron, born Richard DrewLed Zeppelin cover artist dies
classicrockmagazine.com, retrieved 2 August 2012. (1943 - January 2012) was an English artist who designed the ''Led Zeppelin III'' album cover. Zacron was born in Sutton, Surrey in 1943.Zacron Information
Zacron.com, retrieved 6 February 2012. He studied painting, drawing, design and etching at Studio 35 in Surbiton from 1957-1960 with Eric Clapton, and later at Kingston College of Art where he met Jimmy Page. He lectured at

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from 1967-1970. He also taught at Acton County School. Zacron's innovation in graphic techniques laid the foundation for his creation of the ''Led Zeppelin III'' album cover in 1970. This album cover is a small component of a vast and varied body of work spanning five decades, with much of his work having a close association to

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.Meredith Gunderson
Press Release, 20 November 2008
City Inn Hotels and Number Nine the Gallery, retrieved 6 February 2012. He also designed the sleeve for Fancy's 1975 album ''Something To Remember''. Zacron has been described as "multi-sided and multi-talented" with "a robust ethos of independence and bravery, a lifelong quest for knowledge". He was a public advocate of artistic freedom and a notable financial contributor to the

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for terminally ill children, organised by Light and Sound at Abbey Road Studios. Zacron died in January 2012 from

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, but his death was not revealed publicly until August that year.

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