Paul Worstead (b. 1950) met these five band members while they were all at art school, and it was he who gave them the name Mental As Anything. Worstead designed the cover for the band's first album, 'Get Wet' (1979), as well as three series of posters promoting Mental As Anything releases, including 'Get Wet', 'Creatures of Leisure' (1983) and 'Garage' (1998). He has designed album covers for a number of other well-known Australian recording artists, such as the Sports and Stephen Cummings. Worstead is a designer for the surf and streetwear label, Mambo.
Get Wet series (Reg Mombassa), 1979
by Paul Worstead
screenprint on paper (image: 74.7 cm x 49.7 cm, sheet: 75.9 cm x 50.9 cm)
Collection: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Accession number: 2001.44.e
Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Accession number: 2001.44.e
