Publisher's Description
Alexey Brodovitch
Kerry William Purcell
11-3/8 x 9-7/8 inches, 272 pp
c.275 colour, 75 b&w
illustrations
Hardback
Alexey Brodovitch (1898-1971) 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 Harper's Bazaar for two decades
(1934-58); designed and produced several exquisite
and highly collectable books with collaborators such as
Richard Avedon and Andre Kertesz; 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
Brodovitch's 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 Brodovitch's unique and
lasting contribution to the visual arts.
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.
Book Information
ISBN:
0714841633
Publisher:
Phaidon Press
Format:
Hardcover, 272 pages
Language:
English
Dimensions:
10.1 x
11.6 x
1.3 inches