Lo Cole
Lo Cole is a British illustrator, printmaker and author.
Cole is former student of the University of Kent and graduated with a degree in fine art from the Maidstone College of Art after finishing a foundation course at London's St Martin's School of Art.
Cole's artwork has been featured in a number publications including The Economist, The Guardian and The New Republic.
Author
Cole is a children's books author known for such titles as We Want a Dog and Doris.''Welcome to the Pleasuredome''
In 1984 Cole was hired by ZTT, a record company, to illustrate the cover for the debut album of the British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood entitled Welcome to the Pleasuredome.In 2023, Cole's original artwork for Welcome to the Pleasuredome sold for £17,000 at auction.
The double album artwork for Pleasuredome has been described as "Equally near-the-knuckle – the gatefold showing a large phallus and the back image a selection of mating animals which had to have fig leaves attached after the printing company refused to print it."