Alex Steinweiss

Alexander "Alex" Steinweiss
Steinweiss in 1947
Born(1917-03-24)March 24, 1917
Brooklyn, New York, US
DiedJuly 17, 2011(2011-07-17) (aged 94)
Sarasota, Florida, US
OccupationArtist
Known forAlbum cover
Jacket for LP records

Alexander Steinweiss (March 24, 1917 – July 17, 2011)[1] was an American graphic design artist known for inventing album cover art.[2]

  1. ^ In Memory of Alex Steinweiss (1917 - 2011) Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at Taschen, retrieved July 19, 2011
  2. ^ "Alex Steinweiss, Originator of Artistic Album Covers, Dies at 94". The New York Times. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.