Francis Cugat

Francis Cugat
Francis Cugat in 1917
Born
Francisco Coradal-Cougat

1893
Barcelona, Spain
DiedJuly 13, 1981 (aged 8788)
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
NationalitySpanish
RelativesXavier Cugat (brother)

Francis Cugat, also known as Francisco Coradal-Cougat (May 24, 1893 – July 13, 1981), was a painter and graphic designer whose most famous work was Celestial Eyes, the original 1925 dust jacket for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. From the mid-1940s he was a Technicolor consultant on more than 60 Hollywood films.