Drew Struzan, the acclaimed artist and illustrator behind iconic movie posters like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Empire Strikes Back, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, has died.
Struzan passed away on Monday at the age of 78, several years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, according to Deadline.
Struzan’s Instagram announced his death in a statement.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must tell you that Drew Struzan has moved on from this world as of yesterday, October 13th. I feel it is important that you all know how many times he expressed to me the joy he felt knowing how much you appreciated his art,” his longtime collaborator Greg Aronowitz wrote.
“Drew made event art,” legendary director Steven Spielberg told Variety of Struzan’s prolific work. “H