The Soviet photobook 1920-1941 /
Karasik, Mikhail, 1953-
The Soviet photobook 1920-1941 / Mikhail Karasik ; edited by Manfred Heiting. - 636 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 30 cm
Cover title. Missprint - pages 13-24 reversed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Soviet Union was unique in its formidable and dynamic use of the illustrated book as a means of propaganda. Through the book, the U.S.S.R. articulated its totalitarian ideologies and expressed its absolute power in an unprecedented waythrough avant-garde writing and radical artistic design that was in full flower during the 1920s and 30s. No other country, nation, government or political system promoted itself more by attracting and employing acclaimed members of the avant-garde. This book presents 160 of the most stunning and elaborately produced photobooks from this period and includes more than 400 additional reference illustrations.
Specialized.
9783958290310 (hbk.) : £98.00
Photobooks--Soviet Union.
Photography.
Photography.
Soviet Union--History--1917-1936.
Soviet Union--History--1917-1936--Pictorial works.
Soviet Union--History--1925-1953.
Soviet Union--History--1925-1953--Pictorial works.
779'.0947
The Soviet photobook 1920-1941 / Mikhail Karasik ; edited by Manfred Heiting. - 636 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 30 cm
Cover title. Missprint - pages 13-24 reversed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Soviet Union was unique in its formidable and dynamic use of the illustrated book as a means of propaganda. Through the book, the U.S.S.R. articulated its totalitarian ideologies and expressed its absolute power in an unprecedented waythrough avant-garde writing and radical artistic design that was in full flower during the 1920s and 30s. No other country, nation, government or political system promoted itself more by attracting and employing acclaimed members of the avant-garde. This book presents 160 of the most stunning and elaborately produced photobooks from this period and includes more than 400 additional reference illustrations.
Specialized.
9783958290310 (hbk.) : £98.00
Photobooks--Soviet Union.
Photography.
Photography.
Soviet Union--History--1917-1936.
Soviet Union--History--1917-1936--Pictorial works.
Soviet Union--History--1925-1953.
Soviet Union--History--1925-1953--Pictorial works.
779'.0947