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The works that are depicted and described in this catalogue and formerly held by the Sackner Archive included "Easter Island" by Iliazd, "Of Two Squares" by Lissitzky, and "Ledantiu as a Beacon" by Iliazd. The Sackner Archive still retains "For the Voice" by Lissitzky and Mayakovsky. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The book cover design entitled, "M. Gorki - Vladimir Lenin," that is depicted in this catalogue, is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Auction catalogue. Kurt Benedikt was the co-director of Galerie van Dieman in Berlin and purchased the works directly from the artists between 1922 and 1925. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Exhibition had several books which are also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Yve-Alain Bois in his essay "El Lissitzky: Radical Reversibility" includes an analysis and illustration of "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge." Also illustrated and held by the Sackner Archive are "For the Voice," "Pressa," and "Proun 2C" (the lithograph that has been deaccessioned). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The covers of the seven periodicals reproduced in this catalogue appear to have been printed with letterpress or lithography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a reproduction of a poster by Lissitzky from the Sackner Archive lent to the Jewish Museum for the exhibition, "Russian Jewish Artists in a Century of Change 1890-1990." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents An exact replica of the image of this poster held by the Sackner Archive can be found in "Die Grosse Utopie: Die Russische Avantgarde 1915-1932" Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, illustration number 124, documented on page 735, stating the poster is held by the Lenin-Bibliothek, Moscow. According to the citation in Ars Libri Catalogue 84, 1991, pp 33-34, the Lenin Library copy measures 53 x 70 cm. The Ars Libri offering measures 51 x 62 cm and Ars Libri believes that their copy might be considered a second state of the original lithograph. The Sackner copy measures 48 x 66 cm in paper size and 47 x 56 cm in image size. Neither of the citations on measurements indicate whether paper or image size are being reported. Finally, Stuart Wrede in the book "The Modern Poster," provides a black and white reproduction of the print (Figure 17, page 25) that he attributes as a facsimile measuring 49.5 x 71 cm in the Museum of Modern Art Library, NYC. However, communication with the library...

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Gleb Yershov contributes an essay, "The Emergence and Development of the Artists' Book in Russia" tracing their roots in avant garde publications. Mikhail Karasik curated the exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Amazon.com: TCentral European Avant-Gardes presents the first interpretive overview of the complex webs of interaction among the artists and intellectuals of early twentieth-century Central Europe. The key stylistic transformation of the period was from Expressionism to Constructivism, as artists and writers, against a volatile background of war and revolution, saw the opportunity literally to construct a new world through their work. The borders between the visual arts, photography, film, architecture, poetry, and typography were obliterated, as artists sought to transcend the forces of traditionalism to forge an elemental visual language that would overcome national and linguistic boundaries. Yet at the same time that these artists advocated pluralism and unity, their work engaged issues such as nationalism and tradition that still resonate in artistic circles today.The book, which accompanies a major exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and curated by...

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This exhibition consisted of the eleven original gouaches of "Chad Gadya," a song from the Jewish Haggadah for Passover and eight original designs for the childrens's book, "Four Mathematical Processes." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The Sackner Archive lent most of the works to this exhibition. A critical essay was written by Kimberly Paice, the curator. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition was the first complete showing of Lissitzky's work in England. David Elliot contributed a chronological essay on Lisstizky's career, and Lissitzky himself a posthumous autobiography and essays descibing his works. The poster, "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge," which is illustrated in the catalogue was loaned by the Stedelijk van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven as a letterpress reprinting from 1968. The Sackner Archive holds a copy of this important political print which is thought to be an original print from 1919 and differs in imagery from this reprint. The Sackner Archive also holds Proun 2D listed but not illustrated in the catalogue, For the Voice, USSR in Construction, and the catalogue for the International Press Exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes reproduction of El Lissitzky's poster, "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge" as plate No.124. This poster from Lenin-Bibliothek, Moscow is identical to the one held by the Sackner Archive. The poster was viewed by the Sackners at the exhibition held at the Guggenheim Museum October 1992 and the identity confirmed. The reproduction in the catalog fails to show the two black lines surrounding the image. Another poster purported to be an original at Rosa Esman's gallery had a single line. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is a facsimile of the Passover song published in 1919. It also includes the wraparound cover and an introduction to the book's cultural and artistic contexts, descriptions of its imagery and polyglot vocabulary, an English translation of the song from Lissitzky's Yiddish and lyrics set to music. Resouces publishes primary materials held by the Getty Research Institute. the book is edited by Arnold J. Band and Nancy Perloff contributed an introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The Sackner Archive lent "The Factory" by Liubov Popova and "Gorky-Lenin" a design for a book cover by Chashnik. Design of the announcement poster, invitation to the exhibition, and the front cover of this catalogue were adapted from the latter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.