John Berg (art director)

John Hendrickson Berg (January 12, 1932 – October 11, 2015) was an American art director best known for his works at Columbia Records.

Berg was born in Brooklyn and grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood, where he attended Erasmus Hall High School.

After earning his degree, he worked for Doyle Dane Bernbach and Esquire.

Berg was hired by Columbia Records in 1961 and retired from the label with the title of vice president in 1985.

In two and a half decades with Columbia, Berg designed five Grammy Award-winning album covers: The Barbra Streisand Album in 1964, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits in 1968, Underground in 1969, Chicago X in 1977, and Love Notes in 1978.