Behind the Covers

“education”

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "education" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the hip-hop, r&b, soul tradition and features work by Lauryn Hill. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill — album cover art

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill (1998)

The warm, sepia-toned cover resembles a wood carving or desk etching, referencing Carter G. Woodson's 1933 book 'The Mis-Education of the Negro' — a deliberate statement about authenticity and substance in late-1990s pop and hip-hop.

Label
Ruffhouse / Columbia
Designer
Erwin Gorostiza
Genre
Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul
Decade
1990s
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