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American artist

Patrick Nagel (November 25, 1945 – February 4, 1984) was an American artist and illustrator. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the female form in a distinctive style, descended from Art Deco and pop art. He is best known for his illustrations for Playboy magazine and the rock group Duran Duran, for whom he designed the cover of the best selling album Rio, which has been acclaimed as one of the greatest album covers of all time.

Nagel was born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 25, 1945, but was raised and spent most of his life in the Los Angeles area. After serving in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam, Nagel attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1969, and in that same year he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Fullerton. Charlene, Thelma Houston and Cissy Houston. Nagel's 1982 painting for the album cover of rock group Duran Duran's hit album Rio became one of his better known images. He worked for many commercial clients, including Intel, Lucky Strike cigarettes, Ballantine's Whiskey, and Budweiser. Nagel contributed to Playboy magazine between August 1975 and July 1984, with one of his paintings being published in every issue, most notably in the Playboy Advisor, Playboy Forum and Playboy After Hours columns. This helped to improve his exposure to a wider audience and encouraged the popularity of "the Nagel Woman" image. He created roughly 285 pieces of art work for Playboy during his career. His female figures tended to have black hair, and bright white skin. Nagel worked with many models, including Playboy Playmates Cathy St. George, Tracy Vaccaro and Shannon Tweed, and also painted several celebrity portraits, including those of Joan Collins and Joanna Cassidy. Art historians have speculated that he may have been influenced by Japanese style art, but there is no specific evidence for that. His mapmaking experiences in Vietnam possibly did more to steer him into high contrast imagery than anything else. An autopsy determined his cause of death was a heart attack,

Nagel prints flooded the market in the 1980s. Nagel's manager, Karl Bornstein, president of Mirage Editions Inc., continued publication of Nagel's works after his death, including open edition prints and mass market posters. In addition, in 1991, the FBI discovered and dismantled a counterfeiting ring which flooded the market with forged serigraphs. while limited run silkscreen posters can go for several thousand dollars.

Moonbeam City a 2015 cartoon series featuring the voices of Rob Lowe and Elizabeth Banks, presented a retro futuristic world reminiscent of the late 1980s, populated by characters modeled after the works of Nagel. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City appropriated Nagel's visual style for its distinctive packaging and advertising campaign. The game became a cultural touchstone and the fastest selling game in history at the time. In the 2010 film Hot Tub Time Machine a Nagel painting is prominently displayed in the ski lodge. In the 2017 Marvel film Thor: Ragnarok after Thor reunites with The Hulk and the Hulk transforms back to Dr. Bruce Banner, Dr. Banner wears a shirt emblazoned with a Nagel painting. (Duran Duran's Rio T Shirt)
In the 2007 animated series Xavier: Renegade Angel, a character makes reference to Patrick Nagel's death during the time travel sequence of the episode "World of Hurt, BC". In the 2011 American Dad! episode "Fart Break Hotel", teenager Steve travels back in time after being enamored by a Nagel painting. Steve discovers that he was the model in the painting, with the shock returning him to his time.