1 album cover in our archive
Lorde is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 2010s. Released on Lava Records, the artwork sits in the pop, alternative tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering oil painting, portrait, celebrity art, fine art, ethereal. Below you'll find the full story behind each Lorde cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
Artist Sam McKinniss painted Lorde's portrait from paparazzi photos, creating an ethereal oil painting that captures teenage angst through classical portraiture techniques. The cover transforms celebrity surveillance into fine art.
