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Alex Steinweiss

American graphic designer (1917–2011)
Person human Q738795

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 24, 1917
Date of death
July 17, 2011
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Sarasota
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
graphic designer, painter, graphic artist, artist
Educated at
Abraham Lincoln High School[10]
Award received
AIGA Medal[12]
Notable work
album cover[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
End of work period
1973[18]
Family name
Steinweiss[14]
Given name
Alexander[15]
P14750
9BEA-21D6-7633-8886-F3AE[19]
Start of work period
1935[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexander Steinweiss en Alex Steinweiss ru Александр Штайнвайс ru Алекс Штайнвайс ru Штайнвайс, Алекс ru Штайнвайс, Александр
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000121307106
VIAF cluster ID
45194950
Library of Congress authority ID
no00089843
GND ID
12290494X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alex Steinweiss, New York ca. Apr. 1947 crop.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
72945
Artist-info artist ID
315407
Artists of the World ID
00042455
AskArt person ID
11141301
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16278000q
CONOR.SI ID
105766243
DDB person (GND) ID
12290494X
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Discogs artist ID
3209348
Europeana entity
agent/base/157514
FAST ID
1773131
Freebase ID
/m/07ztdn
IdRef ID
156493861
Invaluable.com person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
0970e97c-6ce1-4796-99d6-54a2a1333ce7
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
306037939
OpenMLOL author ID
212456
RKDartists ID
435477
SNAC ARK ID
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Tabakalera ID
3518
Union List of Artist Names ID
500336229
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/bed6850c-b143-45ff-84fb-20e59e3350f3
Yle topic ID
18-126148

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Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Alexander
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Notable work 1
album cover
Occupation 1
graphic designer
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Place of death 1
Sarasota
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
album cover
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Born in Brooklyn[1], he… he was born on March 24, 1917[2]. He passed away in Sarasota[3]. He died on July 17, 2011[4]. He worked as a graphic designer[5], painter[6], graphic artist[7], and artist[8].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1917-03-24[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-07-17[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0970e97c-6ce1-4796-99d6-54a2a1333ce7[24]

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of album cover[25].

FAQs

Where was Alex Steinweiss born?

Alex Steinweiss's place of birth was Brooklyn[1].

Where did Alex Steinweiss die?

Alex Steinweiss passed away in Sarasota[3].

What did Alex Steinweiss do for work?

Alex Steinweiss worked as graphic designer[5], painter[6], graphic artist[7], and artist[8].

Where did Alex Steinweiss go to school?

Alex Steinweiss was educated at Abraham Lincoln High School[10].

What awards did Alex Steinweiss receive?

Honors received include AIGA Medal[12].

What did Alex Steinweiss discover?

Alex Steinweiss is credited as discoverer of album cover[25].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9BEA-21D6-7633-8886-F3AE
    Occupation → graphic designer, painter, graphic artist +1
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  2. 27w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Abraham Lincoln High School
    Place of death → Sarasota
    Start of work period → +1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Work period start → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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