Alexey Brodovitch smoking, wearing glasses, with a moustache

Alexey Brodovitch. Photo by Benedict J. Fernandez. © 2006 Benedict J. Fernandez.

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1898

born in Ogolitchi, Russian Empire (now part of Belarus)

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emigrates to Paris

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starts his own design agency L’Atellier A.B.

Madelios sports catalogue. Annexe des Trois Quartie
Old Alexey Brodovitch sitting in his yard with a puppy

Alexey Brodovitch, Le Thor, France, 1968. Photographed by Tony Ray-Jones. Photo via SSPL / Getty Images.

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dies in France aged 73

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publishes Ballet photobook

Alexey Brodovitch walking around photographs laid out on the floor

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teaches Design Laboratory classes in New York

Alexey Brodovitch considering a layout for Harper's Bazaar.

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art director at Harper’s Bazaar

Cover of the November 1950 issue of Harper's Bazaar. Designed by Alexey Brodovitch. Photo via RIT Library. © The Hearst Corporation.

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