Who is Ivan Bart's husband Grant Greenberg and what has he said about his death?

IVAN Bart, the ex-president of IMG Models, died over the weekend after a short illness. He is survived by his husband, cinematographer Grant Greenberg. 1 Grant Greenberg is a cinematographer born and raised in South Africa.

IVAN Bart, the ex-president of IMG Models, died over the weekend after a short illness.

He is survived by his husband, cinematographer Grant Greenberg.

Who is Ivan Bart's husband Grant Greenberg?

Grant Greenberg is a cinematographer born and raised in South Africa.

He is a graduate of the MFA filmmaking program at New York University.

After film school, Grant kept finessing his cinematography skills working for renowned fashion photographers: Sølve Sundsbø, Peter Lindbergh, Cass Bird & Annie Leibovitz.

Grant is currently based in New York City.

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What films has Grant Greenberg worked on?

Grant Greenberg is known for his work as a director in his thesis film, Cricket Head.

Cricket Head won the Wasserman Award for best student film and went on to collect prizes at the Palm Springs, Clermont-Ferrand and Edinburgh Film Festivals.

Grant worked on other films including The Nanny Diaries (2007) and My Heavenly City (2023).

His most recent feature project, LYLE, stars Transparent actress, Gaby Hoffmann and SNL's Michael Che.

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Grant has also shot numerous documentary projects, including ONE IS TOO MANY for UK-based non-fiction house Sundog Pictures, and GLORIA! for First Look Media.

Two of his short productions were also premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

In addition to his narrative and documentary work, Grant regularly shoots commercial projects with clients including V Magazine, Chanel, Lancôme, Audi and Maybelline.

What has Grant Greenberg said about Ivan Bart's death?

Grant made a tribute to the late Ivan with an Instagram post.

A picture shows Grant hugging Ivan in what seems to be a restaurant.

The couple was smiling to the camera.

Grant captioned the post: "Ivan Bart, 1963 - 2023", followed by a broken heart emoji.

The Instagram photo got dozens of comments in the first few hours of publication.

One person wrote: "Words don’t suffice… this is the saddest news ever. Still processing your phone call today. Sending you all my love."

Another commented: "We will always remember that beautiful smiling face that kayaked across Little Fresh Pond and into our lives.

"Grant, I hope you feel the embrace of the community that you and Ivan built together. Our hearts are broken."

"So very sorry Grant. What a beautiful photograph of you two. Ivan the Legend may you rest in peace. All my love," a third follower replied.

The tributes come after the ex-president of IMG Models died after a short illness over the weekend.

Mark Shapiro, the president of Endeavor, announced that Ivan Bart, 60, had died, per Women’s Wear Daily.

In an email to employees, he said: “'It is with overwhelming sadness and deep regret that I share that Ivan Bart, long-time president of IMG Models and a trailblazer in the fashion industry, passed away over the weekend,' he wrote in an email to the company's employees.

“During the course of three decades at IMG Models, Ivan quite literally changed the shape and face of the modeling industry from within.”

In his lengthy tribute, Shapiro described Bart as courageous and said: "He saw beauty in all its forms."

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Bart first joined IMG Models as an agent in 1994 before becoming the company's president in 2014.

IMG signed Ashley Graham and she became the first plus-size model to appear on both British and American Vogue magazines.

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