Alexey Brodovitch may not be a household name, but he is in some ways the reason that Jackson Pollock is today one of the most famous artists of the past century. While Brodovitch was creative director at Harper’s Bazaar, he also taught at the Design Laboratory at the New School for Social Research. In 1950, photographer Hans Namuth, one of his students, had been offered the chance to shoot Pollock, who at the time had not yet achieved widespread fame. After seeing Pollock’s work in person, Namuth wasn’t interested in the artist, but Brodovitch convinced him to take the opportunity to photograph Pollock in his East Hampton studio. Related Articles The photographs were published in Brodovitch’s journal Portfolio the next year. They depict Pollock dripping and splattering paint across canvases laid on the floor, and are today among the most well-known images of the Abstract Expressionists. Without Brodovitch, these pictures may very well may not have been seen widely, let alone even exist. Brodovitch is now being centered as a key figure in photo history …