Daniel Maffia

• Born 1937-06-25

Born in Nevers, France, Maffia's family moved to Brooklyn when he was 12. He got a Master of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute in 1961 and worked in New York as an illustrative painter, often for covers of major publications. His most recognizable illustration is the portrait of John Lennon on the December 22, 1980, cover of Time magazine, after Lennon's murder.