Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover
Publication: 2011
Entire books are dedicated to the art of the album cover. Perhaps the greatest influence on the modern album cover was the work of Alex Steinweiss, whose colorful graphics played a major role in the marketing of Columbia Record Company’s new long-playing record format.
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Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover
Date
Publication: 2011
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Description
Entire books are dedicated to the art of the album cover. Perhaps the greatest influence on the modern album cover was the work of Alex Steinweiss, whose colorful graphics played a major role in the marketing of Columbia Record Company’s new long-playing record format.
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Copyright; use considered fair according to the ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
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Books
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Music Library, Stacks, NC1883.3 .S74 R43 2011
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“Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover,” Gallery, accessed September 12, 2026, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/899.