Windows on the War: Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (658 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300170238 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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“The first major scholarly study of the topic in English.”—New York Times
I like the book Stephen Hoff I like the book, very informative. the seller I got mine from just stuffed it into an oversized usps envelope and tossed it in the mail. consequently the spine of the book arrived damagedunfortunate. Five Stars powerful idea poster book.. An Exhibition Catalog that Is Fascinating History as Well as Art I spent half a day at the Art Institute's exhibit and didn't begin to absorb it all, so extensive were the posters and information about them. (TASS did at least a poster a day for the entire war.) Fortunately, it's all in this tome of an exhibition catalog, which the book description aptly summarizes.There are, of course, wonderful
Often six feet tall and always striking and bold, these stenciled posters were printed and placed daily in windows for the public to see. Also included are documents illuminating the expression of Russian cultural life in the United States during the war, opening a fascinating window onto the war along the Eastern Front.. Generously illustrated, the book presents photographs, documentary materials, and memorabilia in meaningful juxtapositions with images of the TASS posters. TASS posters were created by a large collective of Soviet writers, printers, and artists, including such notables as Mikhail Cheremnykh, Nikolai Denisovskii, the Kukryniksy, and Pavel Sokolov-Skalia. Drawn from the Art Institute of Chicago's collection, as well as other private and public holdings, these TASS posters have not been seen since World War II. An international team of scholars presents the TASS posters both as unique historical objects and as artworks that reveal how preeminent artists of the day used unconventional technical and visual means to contribute to the war effort, marking a major chapter in the history of design an