Étonne-moi: Alexey Brodovitch at the Barnes Museum

Alexey Brodovitch. The Sylphs (Les Sylphides), 1935–37.  Art Institute of Chicago. Purchased with funds provided by Karen and Jim Frank. Image courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY.

In the go-go 1980s, the last decade when print magazines in the US rode high, the last decade before the internet took over time and space, I was given an impromptu lesson in how to be a team player. Or not. The bottom line: it helps to believe in the team. My “school” was the American edition of the . . .