Jamie Reid

Born in England in 1947, Jamie Reid is an artist whose goal has always been to create a collective conscience through his art. He developed his unique and iconic style of cut-up graphics and sloganeering while producing material for anarchists and women’s groups. His work continues to convey very bold and politically relevant messages.

Little did Reid know that the artwork he created would become what is known today as the most iconic punk rock album artwork of all time. Creating ‘God Save the Queen’ was a groundbreaking part of Reid’s career. It was such a controversial artwork that there wasn’t a person in the world that hadn’t heard of the audacious recreation of Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait. It brought up this idea of rebellion against the Queen that no one had dared to ever endure in such a public way. He earned the right to be seen as a prominent figure of both anarchism and activism.

Aside from creating artwork for the Sex Pistols, Jamie Reid has created art that is represented by many galleries. To this day Jamie Reid remains a highly respected political figure due to artwork displaying his radical ideas and opinions. He influenced a great number of people through his activism.