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{{Short description|American graphic designer}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Arthur S.W. Chantry II
| image = Chantry & Thayil 02.jpg
| caption = Chantry (left) with [[Kim Thayil]] of [[Soundgarden]], 2007
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|04|09}}
| birth_place = [[Seattle, Washington]]
| field = [[Graphic Design]]
| works = Album covers for [[Mudhoney]], [[Mono Men]], [[Soundgarden]], and [[The Sonics]]
| awards = Exhibited at [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], [[Museum of Modern Art]], [[the Smithsonian]], and [[the Louvre]], recipient of the 2017 AIGA Medal
}}
'''Arthur Samuel Wilbur Chantry II''' (born April 9, 1954) is a [[graphic designer]] often associated with the [[posters]] and album covers he has done for bands from the [[Pacific Northwest]], such as [[Mudhoney]], [[Mono Men]], [[Soundgarden]], and [[The Sonics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F18A6D11E34666B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper Archives|website=nl.newsbank.com|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Chantry received a [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Western Washington University]] in 1978.

Chantry's designs are perhaps most closely associated with the Seattle, Washington-based [[Sub Pop|Sub Pop Records]] and the [[Bellingham, Washington]]-based [[Estrus Records]], for which he has worked with dozens of bands. He is also notable for his work in magazine and [[logo design]]. Chantry worked throughout the 1980s as art director at ''[[The Rocket (music magazine)|The Rocket]]'', a Seattle-based music biweekly.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/01/arts/design/art-chantry-ansel-adams-in-full-view.html|title=Art Chantry; Ansel Adams; 'In Full View'|date=2003-08-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-31|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/visualart/art-chantry/Content?oid=27677|title=Art Chantry|last=Shepherd|first=Julianne|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-77045976.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104021902/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-77045976.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-04|title=PAPERBACKS; Chantry's illustrations epitomize Seattle scene.(ENTERTAINMENT) - Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) {{!}} HighBeam Research|date=2012-11-04|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref>

Chantry advocates a low-tech approach to design that is informed by the history of the field. His work has been exhibited at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], [[Museum of Modern Art]], [[Seattle Art Museum]], the [[Smithsonian]], and the [[Louvre]]. Chantry builds his record, poster, and magazine designs by hand, eschewing the now-ubiquitous computer and laser printer for [[X-Acto]] knives, [[Xerox|Xerox machines]], and photoset type. His bright, eye-popping creations can be seen frequently in the [[Small business|mom-and-pop record]] [[Record shop|store]] as in the pages of establishment design magazines like [[Print (magazine)|''Print'']] or [[Communication Arts (magazine)|''Communication Arts'']].<ref>{{cite book|title=We Owe You Nothing: Punk Planet : the Collected Interviews|date=April 1, 2007|publisher=Akashic Books; Revised Edition|isbn=978-1933354323|pages=209}}</ref>

''Some People Can't Surf: The Graphic Design of Art Chantry'' by [[Julie Lasky]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lasky|first=Julie|title=Some People Can't Surf: The Graphic Design of Art Chantry|date=February 1, 2001|publisher=Chronicle Books}}</ref> is a book released in 2001. The monograph explored Chantry's process crafting his graphic design.

Chantry is the author of the book ''Art Chantry Speaks: A Heretic's History of 20th Century Graphic Design'', released in 2015.

Chantry is the recipient of the 2017 [[American Institute of Graphic Arts]] [[List of AIGA medalists|(AIGA) Medal]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.aiga.org/aiga/content/inspiration/aiga-medalist/2017-aiga-medalist-art-chantry/|title=2017 AIGA Medalist Art Chantry|work=AIGA {{!}} the professional association for design|access-date=2017-04-12}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.artchantry.com/ Official page]
*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E6DF123EF932A3575BC0A9659C8B63 New York times review]
*[http://www.aiga.org/2017-aiga-medalist-art-chantry AIGA Medalist]
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[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:American graphic designers]]
[[Category:Artists from Seattle]]
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[[Category:Western Washington University alumni]]
[[Category:Logo designers]]
[[Category:Artists from Tacoma, Washington]]

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Art Chantry - Revision history

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