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Jamie Reid
English visual artist (1947–2023)
For other people named Jamie Reid, see Jamie Reid (disambiguation).
Jamie Macgregor Reid (16 January 1947 – 8 August 2023) was an English visual artist.
His best known works include the record cover for the Sex Pistols single "God Save the Queen", which was lauded as "the single most iconic image of the punk era."[1]
Early life and education
Jamie Macgregor Reid was born in London on 16 January 1947 and grew up in Croydon.[2] He was educated at John Ruskin Grammar School.[3] In 1962, he began to study at Wimbledon Art School, then enrolled in Croydon Art School in 1964.[4] With Malcolm McLaren, he took part in a sit-in at Croydon Art School.[5][6]
Career
Reid's work often featured letters cut from newspaper headlines in the style of a ransom note, particularly in the UK; he created the ransom-note style while he was designing for Suburban Press, a radical polit