Russian Graphic Art and the Revolution of 1905
December 6, 2006
An exhibit at the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Russian Graphic Art and the Revolution of 1905, 15 September through mid-January.
“A brilliant window onto the creative flourish of fin-de-siècle artists, radicals, and the literary avant-garde in Tsarist Russia tenuously opened when censorship collapsed for a brief time in the midst of the revolutionary upheaval of 1905. Drawing on a newly acquired collection of literary and satirical magazines, this exhibition highlights the work of graphic artists who rushed to fill the expressive void with powerful imagery of anguish and defiance, at once dark and colorful. [ca. 35 items]“
See the website for more information.
The Pencil
July 4, 2006
The Stenberg Brothers, The Pencil.
Original is offset lithograph. 41 9/16 x 27 5/16″. Batsu Art Gallery, The Ruki Matsumoto Collection, Tokyo.
MOMA sold a reproduction of this poster as well as one for the “The Trial of the 3 Millions”.
Constructing A Revolution In Soviet Design
July 4, 2006
Stenberg Brothers: Constructing A Revolution In Soviet Design, a 1977 exhibit at MOMA.
The MOMA website features (4) selected works, posters for The Man from the Forest, The Pencil, The Traitor, and General.
The publication that accompanied the exhibit:
Stenberg Brothers: Constructing a Revolution in Soviet Design
Christopher Mount, with an essay by Peter Kenez
75 illustrations; 63 color illustrations
96 pages; paperback (1997)
0-87070-051-0
