Russian Avant-Garde Book 1910-1934, The / Deborah Wye, curator ; Margit Rowell, curator ; Wye D ; Janecek G ; Altman N ; Annenkov Y ; Burliuk D ; Burliuk V ; Burliuk N ; Chashnik IG ; Chernikov I ; Ender B ; Exter A ; Filonov P ; Gan A ; Goncharova N ; Guro E ; Iliazd ; Kamensky V ; Khlebnikov V ; Kliun I ; Klucis G ; Kruchenykh A ; Kulik K ; Larionov M ; Lebedev V ; Leger F ; Lissitzky E ; Malevich K ; Marinetti FT ; Matiushin M ; Mayakovsky V ; Popova L ; Puni I ; Rodchenko A ; Rozanova O ; Stenberg G ; Stenberg V ; Stepanova V ; Suetin N ; Tarkhanov M ; Tatlin V ; Teige K ; Telingater S ; Tschichold J ; Vesnin A ; Zdanevich I ; Zdanevich K ; Shipley Miller HS ; Bakst L ; Burliuk D ; Chicherin A ; Ermilov V ; Moholy-Nagy L ; Siniakova M ; Sofranova A., 2002
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Scope and Contents
This catalogue, the most extensively illustrated book dealing with Russian avant garde books, was published to coincide with the exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Curated by Deborah Wye and Margit Rowell, the catalogue is organized into the following sections: Transform the World! 1916-33 and Building Socialism 1924-34. The first section includes Suprematism and the Non-objective Vision, Popular Revolutionalry Imagery, Books for Children, Constructivist Graphic Design and Photography and Photomontage. The second section includes Architecture and Industry, Photography in the Service of Propaganda, Non-official Publications. The collection af Russian Avant-Garde books was a gift from the Judith Rothschild Foundation and was conceived and organized by its trustee, Harvey Shipley Miller. An outstanding, detailed web-site of the books in the exhibition is available a www.moma.org/russian/. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2002
Creator
- Wye, Deborah (Person)
- Rowell, Margit (Person)
- Janecek, Gerald (Person)
- Alʹtman, Natan Isaevich, 1889-1970 (Person)
- Annenkov, I︠U︡riĭ, 1889-1974 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (304 pages)) : illustrations (mostly color) ; 28 x 25.6 x 3.8 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
ref shelf russian avant garde books periodicals
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: New York : Museum of Modern Art. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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