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A monochrome portrait of a smiling man in a dinner jacket beside large script lettering reading “Arthur Davies”.

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Sain (Recordiau) Cyf. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Arthur Davies

Album artwork for Arthur Davies, provided through the SAIN Records collection on Wikimedia Commons.

A CLOSER LOOK / 01

Inside the image.

A square album cover with a mostly white background and a monochrome studio portrait. A man in formal evening dress fills much of the right half, shown from about the waist upwards. His body faces slightly towards the viewer’s left while his head turns towards the camera; he has short, swept-back hair and a faint smile. He wears a dark dinner jacket, white shirt, and white bow tie. The portrait is softly lit, with the dark jacket merging into the lower edge and the white shirt standing out against it. The image is black and white with a slightly warm, faded cast. The figure is cropped at the bottom and close to the right edge, leaving open white space around the lettering at left.

At upper left, the name “Arthur Davies” appears on two lines in large, black, flowing script. The letters have pronounced swashes and a pale outline or shadow that helps separate them from the background. Beneath it, “TENOR” is set in small, widely spaced capitals. Lower down, a smaller text group begins with “gyda · featuring”; below this, “SUSAN BULLOCK” appears in two lines of heavier capitals, followed by “SOPRANO” in smaller spaced capitals. The lettering is aligned towards the left and occupies the white area beside the portrait. No frame or other background elements are visible.

ASSOCIATIONS & IMPRESSIONS / 02

What the image evokes.

The cover has the poised formality of a studio portrait made for an evening programme: the dark jacket, immaculate bow tie and composed gaze suggest ceremony, while the slight smile softens the stiffness. The white ground makes the portrait feel almost cut out, as if the singer has stepped into a clean space beside his own name.

The sweeping script lends the name a personal, ornamental quality, set against the restrained capitals used for the voice descriptions and supporting credit. That contrast creates a small tension between flourish and order. The monochrome treatment and generous blank space give the design a restrained, old-fashioned elegance, though the direct gaze keeps it present and approachable. The whole image feels quiet and self-contained, balancing the weight of the dark figure against the airy lettering.

Associations are subjective readings, rather than documented influences or statements of the artist’s intention.

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Lettering & observation notes
  • Arthur Davies — Upper left, in large script over two lines.
  • TENOR — Below “Arthur Davies”, at the upper left.
  • gyda · featuring — Mid-left, above the supporting singer’s name.
  • SUSAN BULLOCK — Mid-left, in two lines below “gyda · featuring”.
  • SOPRANO — Below “SUSAN BULLOCK”, at the left.
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Source year
1995
Source author field
Sain (Records) Ltd
Attribution
Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Collection
SAIN / Wikimedia Commons
Catalogue number
Sain SCD2085
Source
Wikimedia Commons file page ↗
Permission evidence
Public VRT notice: 2017050910011681
Source checked
20 October 2026

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