Barry E. Jackson

Barry Edward Jackson (born May 18, 1954) is an American production designer and writer.

This article is about the production designer. For other people of the same name, see Barry Jackson.
Barry Edward Jackson
Born (1954-05-18) May 18, 1954
Omaha, Nebraska
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Production designer, author
SpousePatricia Doktor
Children2

Early life

Jackson was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 18, 1954, to Alice and Loren Jackson. He was raised in Lompoc, California and graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 1977.

Career

Illustration

Jackson began his career as an album cover designer and commercial artist. He designed album covers for artists such as Neil Young, The Grateful Dead, The Band, and ZZ Top. He created the theatrical release posters for films such as Escape From New York, Terror Train, Street Trash, and Alligator.[1] Jackson created the box art for the Wasteland video game.

Film

Jackson entered the film industry to work on Ralph Bakshi's animated feature film Cool World. In 2001 he production designed the all-digital animated short film Los Gringos, which was critically reviewed and praised in Entertainment Weekly. He was one of several production designers on the Dreamwork's production Shrek. In 2010, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Television Production for his work on Firebreather.

His other screen credits include films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Titan AE, The Ant Bully, Horton Hears a Who!, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Sausage Party.

Books

Harper Collins released Jackson's first children's book, Danny Diamondback, in 2008.[2] The book is dedicated to his daughter Rachel. Jackson provided illustrations for the picture book Bedtime for Little Bulldozer.[3]

References
  1. Jackson, Barry. "Traditional Illustration".
  2. Jackson, Barry (2008-01-02). Danny Diamondback. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0061131844.
  3. Broach, Elise (2019-03-05). Bedtime for Little Bulldozer. Henry Holt and Company (BYR). ISBN 978-1250109286.
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