Le Tricorne
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005
Catalogue
- Year
- 1935
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 15.2 × 22 cm (6 × 8 11/16 in.) Mount: 20.1 × 29.7 cm (7 15/16 × 11 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Alexey Brodovitch
Artist
Photography
Alexey Brodovitch was a Russian-born graphic designer and art director who fundamentally shaped the visual language of American magazines in the mid-twentieth century. Working primarily in editorial design, typography, and photography direction, he brought a modernist sensibility to mass-market publication, emphasizing dynamic composition, bold typography, and the integration of photography as a formal element rather than mere illustration. His work at Harper's Bazaar established new standards for fashion and lifestyle publishing. Brodovitch's influence extended to generations of designers and photographers through his teaching and his insistence on treating the magazine spread as a unified visual field.
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- Alexey Brodovitch
- Year
- 1935
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 15.2 × 22 cm (6 × 8 11/16 in.) Mount: 20.1 × 29.7 cm (7 15/16 × 11 11/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1935-322491
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified