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PublisherUniversity of Washington Press

ISBN-100295977914

ISBN-139780295977911

eBay Product ID (ePID)1125969

Product Key Features

Number of Pages237 Pages

Publication NameStories for Little Comrades : Revolutionary Artists and the Making of Early Soviet Children's Books

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

SubjectHistory / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Children's & Young Adult Literature, American / General, Russian & Former Soviet Union, Graphic Arts / Illustration

TypeTextbook

AuthorEvgeny Steiner

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Design, Art

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight24.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN99-039879

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal741.6/42/094709042

SynopsisIn the Soviet Union of the 1920s, the most prominent avant-garde artists were eager children's book illustrators. Steiner now offers a look at the Constructivists' work which combines the visual arts, literature, and politics. 63 illustrations, 23 in color., In the Soviet Union of the 1920s, the most prominent avant-garde artists were eager children's book illustrators. Reaching a mass audience of unformed, malleable young people appealed to their commitment to an art manifesto based on the creation of a new kind of person for the revolutionary age. At the same time, the opportunity to work for good pay along with a low risk of censorship were practical attractions. The Constructivist artists drew considerable attention in the West for their brilliant creativity in using geometric designs, machine-age forms, and an architectural sense of space in their approach to the visual arts. Rejecting easel painting as a passé bourgeois preoccupation, they turned to designing and mythologizing objects of everyday use. In a major reassessment of their work, Evgeny Steiner forcefully demonstrates that the Constructivists were as committed to implementing Utopia--regardless of the human cost--as their establishment counterparts. Basing his work almost completely on primary sources--Russian picture books from the Russian State Library, private collections, and publishers' archives--Evgeny Steiner tells his story in deft prose with a wry sense of humor. The solidness of his sources, the range of his interests, and the depth of his understanding of Russian life combine to make this an unusually perceptive book on a fascinating cultural issue that combines the visual arts, literature, and politics., In the Soviet Union of the 1920s, the most prominent avant-garde artists were eager children?s book illustrators. Reaching a mass audience of unformed, malleable young people appealed to their commitment to an art manifesto based on the creation of a new kind of person for the revolutionary age. At the same time, the opportunity to work for good pay along with a low risk of censorship were practical attractions. The Constructivist artists drew considerable attention in the West for their brilliant creativity in using geometric designs, machine-age forms, and an architectural sense of space in their approach to the visual arts. Rejecting easel painting as a passé bourgeois preoccupation, they turned to designing and mythologizing objects of everyday use. In a major reassessment of their work, Evgeny Steiner forcefully demonstrates that the Constructivists were as committed to implementing Utopia?regardless of the human cost?as their establishment counterparts. Basing his work almost completely on primary sources?Russian picture books from the Russian State Library, private collections, and publishers? archives?Evgeny Steiner tells his story in deft prose with a wry sense of humor. The solidness of his sources, the range of his interests, and the depth of his understanding of Russian life combine to make this an unusually perceptive book on a fascinating cultural issue that combines the visual arts, literature, and politics., In the Soviet Union of the 1920s, the most prominent avant-garde artists were eager children's book illustrators. Reaching a mass audience of unformed, malleable young people appealed to their commitment to an art manifesto based on the creation of a new kind of person for the revolutionary age. At the same time, the opportunity to work for good pay along with a low risk of censorship were practical attractions. The Constructivist artists drew considerable attention in the West for their brilliant creativity in using geometric designs, machine-age forms, and an architectural sense of space in their approach to the visual arts. Rejecting easel painting as a pass bourgeois preoccupation, they turned to designing and mythologizing objects of everyday use. In a major reassessment of their work, Evgeny Steiner forcefully demonstrates that the Constructivists were as committed to implementing Utopia--regardless of the human cost--as their establishment counterparts. Basing his work almost completely on primary sources--Russian picture books from the Russian State Library, private collections, and publishers' archives--Evgeny Steiner tells his story in deft prose with a wry sense of humor. The solidness of his sources, the range of his interests, and the depth of his understanding of Russian life combine to make this an unusually perceptive book on a fascinating cultural issue that combines the visual arts, literature, and politics., Comparative historical investigations of gender and political culture in 18th- and 19th-century revolutionary movements

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