Alexey Brodovitch [SEP] place of birth
Alexey Brodovitch
Alexey Vyacheslavovich Brodovitch (also Brodovich; , ; 1898 – April 15, 1971) was a Russian-born photographer, designer and instructor who is most famous for his art direction of fashion magazine "Harper's Bazaar" from 1934 to 1958.
Early life in Russia.
Alexey Brodovitch was born in Ogolichi, Russian Empire (now Belarus) to a wealthy family in 1898. His father, Vyacheslav or Cheslau Brodovitch, was a respected physician, psychiatrist and huntsman. His mother was an
the Philadelphia College of Art held the exhibition "Alexey Brodovitch and His Influence" and he was inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in New York. In 1982 the exhibition "Hommage à Alexey Brodovitch" was held at Grand-Palais, Paris. In 2002 Phaidon Press published the book "Alexey Brodovitch" by Kerry William Purcell.
Bibliography.
- Brodovitch, Alexey, and Gabriel Bauret. "Alexey Brodovitch". Paris: Assouline, 1998.
- Brodovitch, Alexey. "Aphorisms."