russian revolutionary posters F r o m C i v i L WA r To s o C i A L i s T r e A L i s m , F r o m B o L s h e v i s m To T h e e n d o F s TA L i n i s m ■
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A large-format compilation of strikingly designed Soviet posters, from an expert on Russian art and graphic design
■ Features over 165 beautifully reproduced posters—some never before published—by both famous and unknown designers ■ Written by a leading expert and bestselling author on soviet art ■ reveals the process behind the commissioning and art direction of soviet poster campaigns ■ Well-priced and accessible
s pecifications 165 color illustrations 144 pages, 9⅝ × 12⅝" Hardcover RIGHTS: US AND CANADA PUB MONTH: SEptEMBER ARt • gRApHiC DESigN iSBN 978-1-84976-019-5 ISBN 978-1-84976-019-5 US $39.95 CAN $44.95
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he tumultuous events of the Russian Revolution were matched by dramatic shifts in graphic art and
design that continue to influence our visual landscape.
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David King, an expert on Soviet art and an internationally acclaimed graphic designer, selected the more than 165 posters reproduced here from his own unparalleled collection. Constructivist posters, socialist advertising, 1920s film posters, classic photomontage, the heroic posters of the Great Patriotic War, biting political satire, and the cult of personality of the Stalin years are all represented, as are artists such as Alexander Rodchenko,
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El Lissitzky, Gustav Klutsis, Dimitri Moor, Viktor Deni, and Nina Vatolina. King sets the posters in context and profiles the art directors and creative directors whose vision played such a vital role in creating these striking works. David King is the author of The Commissar Vanishes:
Red Star Over Russia isBn 978-0-8109-8279-6 ISBN 978-0810982796 us $50.00 CAN $55.00
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The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin’s Russia and Red Star Over Russia: A Visual History of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Death of Stalin. Former art editor of the Sunday Times (London), he is one of the world’s preeminent collectors of Russian artifacts.
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