Danny who?

 

He is Danny Godber, a close friend of Peter Sinfield at the time of the early King Crimson and a computer programmer with a hobby of painting and graphics. 

He is the author of the double cover of the first album of the Crimson King, the iconic "In The Court Of The Crimson King" which came out today, October 10, 55 years ago. 

It was he who gave the group the painting that portrays that terrible deformed face of a man who emits a scream, as well as a second drawing that will become the protagonist of the inside cover, the peaceful and smiling face of the Crimson King. A beautiful contrast undoubtedly, a perfect representation of the spirit of the album, at times furious, at times calm and relaxed. Godber died very young, in 1970, of a heart attack. He was 24 years old and an uncertain future as an artist, from what his friends tell of him. 

He barely had time to see his idea come to fruition, the schizoid man of the 20th century sublimated in one of the most important records of the late 60s, King Crimson's debut album, the incredible, very current "In The Court Of The Crimson King". The original canvases are kept by Robert Fripp in his display case protected from light and external agents that could undermine their conservation.