Kurskym Delnikum Prozatimni Pomnik / Rozkov, Juri ; Mayakovsky, Vladimir ; Jiri Taufer, translator ; Picasso P ; Carra C ; Marinetti FT ; Apollinaire G ; Hausmann R ; Grosz G ; Rodchenko A., 1982
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Scope and Contents
The book reproduces 17 colored photomontages done by Rozkov in 1924 to illustrate Mayakovsky's poem, "To the Workers of Kursk who Extracted the First Ore - A Provisional Memorial of the Work of Vladimir Mayakovsky." These photomontages were included in an exhibition of Rozkov's work in 1930. Nothing is known about Rozkov's life. This book is stored on one of the 'M' shelves. Not listed in any library on the internet (2012). Includes an introductory essay by Vladimir Remes. Translation of Mayakovsky's 1923 poem into Czech by Jiri Taufer. Yuri Rozhkov, a student at the Vkhutemas State High School for Art and Design created the included color photomontages using lines from Mayakovsky's poem and presented them to the artist. They were included in Mayakovsky's 1928 exhibition "Twenty Years of Work." The original of the montages are currently housed in the collection of the State Literary Museum, Moscow. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1982
Creator
- Marinetti, F. T., 1876-1944 (Person)
- Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918 (Person)
- Taufer, Jiří (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + sleeve pages + sheet (48 pages)) ; 29.7 x 20.3 x 1.1 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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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: Prague, Czechoslovakia : Mlada Fronta. Nationality of creator: Russian. General: About 1000 total copies. General: Updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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