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Alexey Vyacheslavovich Brodovitch (also Brodovich; Belarusian: Аляксей Брадовіч, Russian: Алексе́й Вячесла́вович Бродо́вич; 1898 – April 15, 1971) was an Russian-born American photographer, designer and instructor who is most famous for his art direction of fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar from 1934 to 1958.
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Brodovitch fought in World War I with the Russian army, and was in Paris from 1920-1930. He later became the art director at Harper's Bazaar 1934-1958. He acted as teacher and mentor in his Design Laboratory in New York City 1936-1959. He published 'Ballet,' a book of his own photographs in 1945. His integration of photography, typography, text, and use of double-page spread compositions at Harper's Bazaar were influential in the world of graphic design and magazine publishing.
Russian, American
Artist, Director, Art Director, Designer, Typographer, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Photographer
Alexey Brodovitch




