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Originally Posted by Nancy Fulda
I presume she's also been given credit for the cover design on the book's copyright page? (If she decides to do more with her art in the future, those kinds of things might be helpful.)
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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's not normal to credit the cover artist, because normally it's done as a "work for hire" - ie, the publisher or author pays the artist to create a cover which they, and not the artist, then own.
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It might depend on the genre or the publisher. My _Gate of Ivrel_ from DAW credits Michael Whelan for the cover, and _Storm Front_ from ROC (Penguin) doesn't mention anybody. Or maybe Michael Whelan has a lot of pull?