The Great Gatsby
Date
April 10th, 1925
Credits
- Francis Cugat Designer
Format
- Book 705
Type of Work
- Finished work 5481
Francis Cugat’s iconic painting of a disembodied face floating above the lights of New York is perhaps the most famous and celebrated book cover in all of American literature. Relatively little is known about Cugat himself – The Great Gatsby was the only book cover he ever painted, and no one is quite sure how he came to the attention of Fitzgerald’s publisher – and the origins of the “Celestial Eyes” image remain uncertain too.
