with timeout of 5 seconds
	tell application "iTunes"
		set these_tracks to (search playlist 1 for "[search]")
		repeat with the_track in these_tracks
			try
				if (count of artwork in the_track) is greater than 0 then
					set artwork_data to (data of artwork 1 of the_track) as picture
					set artwork_format to (format of artwork 1 of the_track) as string
					return (artwork_data, artwork_format)
				end if
			end try
		end repeat
	end tell
end timeout
return null