Rick Meyerowitz


Rick Meyerowitz is an American artist, and author. He is best known for his work for National Lampoon magazine and its spin-offs, including his poster for the comedy film Animal House.

Early life

Meyerowitz was born in The Bronx, New York. He is the younger brother of photographer Joel Meyerowitz. He started drawing during his childhood and attended art school at Boston University.

''National Lampoon'' magazine

Meyerowitz was a frequent contributor to National Lampoon magazine; memorable artwork of his included the "Mona Gorilla".

The film ''Animal House''

Meyerowitz created the widely recognized theatrical release poster for the 1978 comedy movie Animal House.

Other work

Meyerowitz has worked as a commercial artist and as the author and artist of humorous books such as Return of the Nose Masks and Dodosaurs: The Dinosaurs That Didn't Make It ; he has also illustrated children's books.
Meyerowitz's collaborations with the artist Maira Kalman produced New Yorkistan, a popular cover for The New Yorker magazine, as well as editorial and humor pieces for The New York Times. Coasters which the two artists designed were for sale at the Museum of Modern Art.

Book

Meyerowitz put together a book about National Lampoon magazine's artists and writers, called . The book was published by Abrams in the fall of 2010.

Documentary film

Meyerowitz was interviewed and drew the theatrical release poster for the 2015 film . The director Doug Tirola commented, ""Before we shot the first frame of the movie, I had the idea and hope that Rick would do our poster. The Animal House poster, in my mind, is one of the best in the history of film."