USSR im Bau: Illustrierte Monatschrift (No. 2, February, 1933)

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USSR im Bau: Illustrierte Monatschrift (No. 2, February, 1933)

Artist El Lissitzky (Russian, 1890-1941)

Publisher Staatlicher Kunstverlag, Moscow, 1933

Printer Gosnak, USSR (Russia)

Author S. Friedland

Date1933

Dimensionsbook: 16 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (413 x 295mm)
page: 16 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (413 x 295mm)

MediumReproductions: photolithographs of photographs and photomontages Text: photolithography in red Paper: cream newsprint

ClassificationBooks

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1982.212

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Label TextUSSR in Construction, published in four languages (here in German), was an instrument of Stalin's government to promote a favorable image of the Soviet Union abroad. Each monthly issue was devoted to a single theme, here the heroic strides made by the Soviet military since the Revolution and the formidable national defense it now presented. Lissitzky designed this and other issues: he coached the photographers, then selected, manipulated, cut, and assembled the photographs. The dynamic layouts convey an optimistic and aggressive message of national strength and collective purpose.Exhibition HistoryBetween the Wars; Sept. 5 2008 through Dec.31 2008 TMA Recent Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings, & llustrated Books Jan. 22, - June 24, 1983 TMA Russian Books & Prints: Dec.19,1981 - Feb.15,1982