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This study of Russian design and literature of the 1920s and 1930s emphasizes continuity with the preceding futurist years, and explores the development of graphic design and photomontage in books and journals about theatre and architecture, as well as collections of avant-garde writing.
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By the mid-1930s the idealism and energy of Russia's 1917 revolution had been crushed, and the dreary conformity that ruled official Russian arts to the mid-1980s had become policy. Censorship dictated form as well as content, by and large holding Soviet artists to 19th-century realistic norms. In this sequel to her survey of earlier avant-garde book design, The World Backwards: Russian Futuristic Books 1912-16 (British Museum Pubs., 1979), Compton again uses the British Library's extensive collection to trace the illustration and format of books on Russian literature and theater. She lucidly outlines groups, traces individual careers, and explores the graphic arts' uneasy pact with the state. The book, if not exactly avant-garde in design, is admirably organized, and the illustrations serve as a delightful reminder of the rich heritage the new Russia can now choose to utilize.
- Mary F. Zirin, Altadena, Cal.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Mary F. Zirin, Altadena, Cal.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherBritish Library Board
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0712302751
- ISBN 13 9780712302753
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
- Illustrator16 Color & 86 B/w Illustrations
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Russian Avant-Garde Books 1917-34 [new, complete with errata slip]
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 16 Color & 86 B/w Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. London: The British Library, 1992. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. Complete with errata slip, laid-in. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp. Lavishly illustrated, some in beautiful full color. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index of Illustrators. General Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. From the dust jacket: "This scholarly and accessible study of Russian design and literature of the 1920s and 1930s emphasizes continuity with the preceding Futurist years, and explores the development of graphic design and photomontage in books and journals about theatre and architecture as well as collections of prose and poetry by avant-garde writers, including the Constructivists. Illustrated throughout with examples from The British Library's extensive collections, and supported by full notes and indexes, RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE BOOKS is an important survey of literary and artistic output during a key period of Russian cultural history." 7.5" wide by 10" tall. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 175pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 018519
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