Fanfair

Alexy the Great

November 1989
Fanfair
Alexy the Great
November 1989

Alexy the Great

He loved "the immaculate clarity" of white paper, said the late Diana Vreeland. But when Alexy Brodovitch sullied the virgin page, he did it with bravado. As Harper's Bazaar's art director, he presented images—ranging from Man Ray's to Avedon'sthat would forever change the look of magazines. Andy Grundberg's new book, Brodovitch (Abrams), captures the iconoclast's eye.