Alex Steinweiss, the originator of record cover art, has died at 94 years old. (New York Times Obituary) In addition to having created the first art work done for a record cover, he also designed, and held the patent on, the standard record cover used for LPs, as the covers used for 78 r.p.m. records did not work for newfangled 33 1/3 r.p.m. LPs when they came along.
You can see a selection of his cover art on his website, linked to below.
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