Liberman, Alex(ander Semeonovitch) (1912–1999)

Russian artist and fashion editor. As art director (1943–62) and then editorial director (1962) of Condé Nast Publications, he oversaw such prestigious magazines as House and Garden and Vanity Fair. He was also a noted photographer, painter, and sculptor. Liberman was born in Kiev, Russia. Educated in England and France, he moved to New York City to become art director of Vogue (1941).