He also alleged that appearing on the cover had caused him “extreme and permanent emotional distress with physical manifestations”. Elden has claimed that neither he nor his legal guardians signed a release authorising the use of “any images of Spencer or of his likeness”. Dave Grohl has revealed that he has thought of many ideas for an alternate cover for Nirvana ‘s Nevermind album, shortly after Spencer Elden, the baby who.

The cover image shows the infant Elden in a swimming pool reaching for a dollar bill with his genitals exposed. Lawyers for Elden missed the deadline to file an opposition to Nirvana’s estate’s request to dismiss the case, which was made in December.Įlden claimed in his lawsuit that he had been the victim of child sexual exploitation, and that the iconic Nevermind cover art was a child sexual abuse image that had been “knowingly produced, possessed and advertised” by the band.

The cover now features in the Museum of Modern Arts. Robert Fisher artwork, art direction, design, cover design. The lawsuit against Nirvana by the man who appeared on the cover of their 1991 album Nevermind when he was a baby has been dismissed.Īccording to Spin magazine, a California judge dismissed the case filed by Spencer Elden “with leave to amend” on Monday 3 January. Part of Neverminds success was almost certainly due to its incredible cover, created by Robert Fisher. Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on. Dave Grohl Has 'Many Ideas' for Alternative Nevermind Album Art: Nirvana, its surviving members and Kurt Cobains estate were recently sued by the baby on the cover.

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