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 on his knees looking into camera

Alexander Liberman, 1958. Photo by Frances McLaughlin-Gill. © Frances McLaughlin-Gill.

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born in Kiev

 

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works at Vu magazine, Paris

Untitled painting by Alexander Liberman. A red triangle pointed down

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Untitled painting by Alexander Liberman, 1968. Oil on canvas. © Alexander Liberman Estate. Courtesy of Vallarino Fine Art.

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wins a Gold Medal at the Paris International Exhibition for a magazine design presentation

Left to right: Sylvia Sleigh, Robert Motherwell, Annalee Newman, Alexander Liberman

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An afternoon at the Libermans’, 1963. Left to right: Sylvia Sleigh, Robert Motherwell, Annalee Newman, Alexander Liberman. Alexander Liberman photography archive. Series I. Artists and personalities, circa 1925 – circa 1995. © The J. Paul Getty Trust.

 

emigrates to the U.S.

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Vogue cover, May 1941. A female gymnast performing with a ball

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art director at Vogue

Vogue cover, May 1941. Cover image by Horst P. Horst.

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publishes The Artist in his Studio book

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