Aleksandr Mikhailovich Rodchenko (Russian Александр Михайлович Родченко, November 23 (Old Style) December 5 (New Style), 1891 in St. Petersburg, Russia – December 3, 1956 in Moscow, Russia). Russian artist, sculptor, photographer. One of the founders of constructivism and Russian design. Rodchenko was married to the artist Varvara Stepanova.