alexander liberman

Red Circle by Alexander Liberman, 1976. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Gift of the Woodward Foundation.
Red Circle by Alexander Liberman, 1976. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Gift of the Woodward Foundation.
series of editorials on prominent designers
for more than half a century, alexander liberman had been the dominant creative force at the condé nast empire while maintaining an independent practice as an artist.
as the company’s editorial director, he mentored several generations of editors, art directors, and photographers. a sculptor, painter, photographer, designer, editor, and writer, liberman embraced many lives in one.
Alexander Liberman, 1958. Photo by Frances McLaughlin-Gill. © Frances McLaughlin-Gill.
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i was very much impressed by the visual impact of the revolution. all the great marches through the nevsky prospect [in st. petersburg, russia] with red banners, gigantic red banners.
—alexander liberman on his earliest childhood memories in an interview with the bomb magazine.