Mozelle Thompson Biography
“Mozelle Thompson was born in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a graduate of the Parsons School of Design and attended the Art Students League and New York University. He is a profuse illustrator of book jackets and record covers. His magazine illustrations and theatre posters are known throughout the United States, while his courses in commercial art and window display are attended widely.

was an artist illustrator and painter from #Pittsburgh PA. His distinct illustrative style graced the pages of books and magazines theater posters and window displays and most notably the covers of albums.    Mozelle Thompson illustrated 120 LPs and EPs. With a short career.  Thompson appears to be the only prolific African American artist to illustrate album covers.