Nagel: The Art of Patrick Nagel

Nagel: The Art of Patrick Nagel is a 159-page Duran Duran related book, published by 'Vanderbilt Univ Dept of' during December 1985.

About the book
This is a comprehensive book about the art of Patrick Nagel, published shortly after his death in early 1984. Included are a selection of paintings he did for Playboy magazine, as well as commemorative prints and sketches. There are also pictures of various sculpture pieces. The images of "Standing Lady" and "Wasserman Silkscreen" have been mistakenly printed in reverse.

Nagel: The Art of Patrick Nagel features the artwork released on Duran Duran's Rio album. During an interview broadcast by BBC Berkshire on February 7, 2011, Nick Rhodes talked about this artwork and described the day when manager Paul Berrow came in with an issue of Playboy magazine. He showed Duran Duran some illustrations by Patrick Nagel. They then contacted the artist and asked him to design the album cover, giving him the names of two songs for its title and he chose "[Rio (song)|Rio]]" (the other song was "My Own Way").

Book codes

 * ISBN 10: 0912383119 / 0-912383-11-9
 * ISBN 13: 9780912383118