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Heinz Edelmann was a Czech-German illustrator and designer born on the 20th of June 1934 in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia. He is best known for his art direction and character designs for the Beatles' 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine, which brought him international recognition.
Heinz Edelmann served as art director and character designer for Yellow Submarine during 1967 and 1968. His visual designs defined the look of the film, which was released in 1968.
Heinz Edelmann studied printmaking at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, the Düsseldorf Arts Academy, from 1953 to 1958.
Heinz Edelmann designed the 1992 Seville World's Fair mascot, Curro. He also designed the cover for a German edition of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, illustrated Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, and created cover designs for the youth magazine twen between 1961 and 1969.
Heinz Edelmann taught industrial graphic design at the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf from 1972 to 1976, then lectured in art and design at the Fachhochschule Köln. In 1989 he became Professor of Illustration at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart.
Heinz Edelmann died on the 21st of July 2009 in Stuttgart, aged 75, from heart disease and kidney failure.