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'Amnesty International' by Alexander Liberman, 1977
Based on the artist's original from 1975, included in a series from 15 world renowned artists to support AI's 'Prisoners of Conscience'.
33.25 x 25.25 Inches
Offset lithograph on thick, wove fine art paper.
Limited Edition of 100 (#25/100)
Plate-signed and dated by the artist.
Hand-signed and numbered bottom right.
ABOUT THE ART
First edition lithograph print by Alexander Liberman for Amnesty International in 1977. Artists for Amnesty, a series of art posters created by 15 world renowned artists to focus on Amnesty International's Prisoners of Conscience. The artwork was exhibited between February and March of 1977 in the Washington Place windows of New York University's Grey Art Gallery.
ARTIST BIO
Alexander Semeonovitch Liberman (1912 – 1999) was a Ukrainian-American magazine editor, publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor. He held senior artistic positions during his 32 years at Condé Nast Publications.
Liberman started his career as a part-time design assistant to graphic artist A. M. Cassandre in Paris for approximately three months in 1930. He started working as a full-time painter in 1936. Then, he served in the French army in the 1940s but was rejected due to ulcers.[7] He began taking photographs in 1949 and sculpting in 1958. Liberman was employed at Vogue magazine from 1941 for 58 years. He was hired by Condé Nast as an assistant to Vogue art director Mehemed Fehmy Agha against Agha's wishes and took over the position a year later. From 1941 to 1962, Liberman succeeded Agha as the magazine's art editor. As part of his work as Vogue art director from 1944 to 1961, he published Lee Miller's photographs of the Buchenwald gas chambers. In 1962, he was promoted to editorial director of all Condé Nast publications, United States and Europe, deputy chairman (editorial) from 1994 to 1999. Throughout his life, Liberman held numerous exhibitions of paintings and sculptures.
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Based on the artist's original from 1975, included in a series from 15 world renowned artists to support AI's 'Prisoners of Conscience'.
33.25 x 25.25 Inches
Offset lithograph on thick, wove fine art paper.
Limited Edition of 100 (#25/100)
Plate-signed and dated by the artist.
Hand-signed and numbered bottom right.
ABOUT THE ART
First edition lithograph print by Alexander Liberman for Amnesty International in 1977. Artists for Amnesty, a series of art posters created by 15 world renowned artists to focus on Amnesty International's Prisoners of Conscience. The artwork was exhibited between February and March of 1977 in the Washington Place windows of New York University's Grey Art Gallery.
ARTIST BIO
Alexander Semeonovitch Liberman (1912 – 1999) was a Ukrainian-American magazine editor, publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor. He held senior artistic positions during his 32 years at Condé Nast Publications.
Liberman started his career as a part-time design assistant to graphic artist A. M. Cassandre in Paris for approximately three months in 1930. He started working as a full-time painter in 1936. Then, he served in the French army in the 1940s but was rejected due to ulcers.[7] He began taking photographs in 1949 and sculpting in 1958. Liberman was employed at Vogue magazine from 1941 for 58 years. He was hired by Condé Nast as an assistant to Vogue art director Mehemed Fehmy Agha against Agha's wishes and took over the position a year later. From 1941 to 1962, Liberman succeeded Agha as the magazine's art editor. As part of his work as Vogue art director from 1944 to 1961, he published Lee Miller's photographs of the Buchenwald gas chambers. In 1962, he was promoted to editorial director of all Condé Nast publications, United States and Europe, deputy chairman (editorial) from 1994 to 1999. Throughout his life, Liberman held numerous exhibitions of paintings and sculptures.
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ALEXANDER LIBERMAN 'Amnesty International' Offset
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