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Power to the People: Early Soviet Propaganda Posters in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Power to the People presents the Israel Museum's major collection of propaganda posters from the early years of the Soviet Union, documenting one of the most interesting chapters in twentieth-century graphic design. Inspired by the traditional vernacular of political cartoons, by the lubok wood-cut technique of Russian folk art, and by the ideas of Futurism, the poster artists employed a new visual language to explain the results of the Revolution to the Soviet people. The Israel Museum's collection of Soviet propaganda posters is the largest museum collection of its kind outside Russia. This book illustrates the entire collection for the first time.
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Power to the People: Early Soviet Propaganda Posters in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Power to the People presents the Israel Museum's major collection of propaganda posters from the early years of the Soviet Union, documenting one of the most interesting chapters in twentieth-century graphic design. Inspired by the traditional vernacular of political cartoons, by the lubok wood-cut technique of Russian folk art, and by the ideas of Futurism, the poster artists employed a new visual language to explain the results of the Revolution to the Soviet people. The Israel Museum's collection of Soviet propaganda posters is the largest museum collection of its kind outside Russia. This book illustrates the entire collection for the first time.
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Power to the People: Early Soviet Propaganda Posters in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Power to the People: Early Soviet Propaganda Posters in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Power to the People: Early Soviet Propaganda Posters in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Power to the People: Early Soviet Propaganda Posters in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Overview

Power to the People presents the Israel Museum's major collection of propaganda posters from the early years of the Soviet Union, documenting one of the most interesting chapters in twentieth-century graphic design. Inspired by the traditional vernacular of political cartoons, by the lubok wood-cut technique of Russian folk art, and by the ideas of Futurism, the poster artists employed a new visual language to explain the results of the Revolution to the Soviet people. The Israel Museum's collection of Soviet propaganda posters is the largest museum collection of its kind outside Russia. This book illustrates the entire collection for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780853319818
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 01/28/2008
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 9.06(w) x 12.99(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Alex Ward is Curator of Design and Architecture at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Muza Anatolivna Nemirova is Deputy Director of the Mayakovsky National Museum, Moscow. James S. Snyder is Director of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
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