Behind the Covers

“patriotic”

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "patriotic" design theme, all from the 1980s. The cover sits within the rock tradition and features work by Bruce Springsteen. 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.

Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen — album cover art

Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen (1984)

Annie Leibovitz shot Springsteen from behind facing an American flag — jeans, white t-shirt, red cap in pocket matching the flag's colors. The deliberate ambiguity mirrors the title track: a protest song widely misread as a patriotic anthem.

Label
Columbia
Photographer
Annie Leibovitz
Genre
Rock
Decade
1980s
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