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The Artistry of Avril Harrison (2024)
What links King Tut, a street urchin, and The Secret of Monkey Island? Let’s find out together!
I learned she was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States in 1985 where she joined Electronic Arts, just in time for the launch of the Commodore Amiga. During her years at Lucasfilm, she created graphics for several future classics; The Secret of Monkey Island, LOOM, and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Hopefully, she’s still happily and quietly pursuing her creative passions, and by writing this little retrospective, I’ll shed some more well-deserved limelight on an unsung computer artwork pioneer.
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