ALEXEY BRODOVITCH

Alexey Brodovitch (18981971) is a legend among graphic designers. A Russian who fled the Bolshevik Revolution and eventually settled in Paris and then New York, Brodovitch was one of the pioneers of graphic design in the twentieth century. He was the art director of Harpers Bazaar for two decades (193458) designed and produced several exquisite and highly collectable books with collaborators such as Richard Avedon and Andr Kertsz was a talented photographer himself and, through an informal class called the Design Lab in New York, trained a younger generation of photographers and designers who went on to become famous artists and art directors in their own right. This book is a comprehensive monograph on Brodovitchs life and work, drawing from interviews with a wide range of colleagues and collaborators, and never-before-published archival material to offer an analysis and appreciation of Brodovitchs unique and lasting contribution to the visual arts. About the Author Kerry William Purcell is a writer, lecturer and freelance picture editor. A former archivist at The Photographers Gallery in London, he has written widely on film and photography.