{"product_id":"avant-garde-constructivism-stepanova-литература-и-искусство-1930-1-2-маяковский","title":"[Cover by Varvara Stepanova] Literature and Art. Journal of Marxist Criticism and Methodology. Issues 1, 2 for 1930. In Russian","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e[Обложка и оформление Варвара Степанова]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eЛитература и Искусство. Журнал марксистской критики и методологии. №№ 1, 2 за 1930 г.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eОтветственный редактор: П.М. Керженцев.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eМосква: Орган Института литературы, искусства и языка Комакадемии, 1930. 192 + 207 с.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eМягкие издательские конструктивистские обложки в 2 краски, формат 25 × 18 см.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eСостояние: Потертости и загрязнения обложек, утраты на корешках. В номере 2 отсутствует лист (страницы 121–122). Номер 1 в хорошем состоянии.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e***\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e[Cover and design by Varvara Stepanova]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLiterature and Art. Journal of Marxist Criticism and Methodology. Issues 1, 2 for 1930.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEditor-in-chief: P.M. Kerzhentsev.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMoscow: Organ of the Institute of Literature, Art, and Language of the Communist Academy, 1930. 192 + 207 pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSoft publisher’s constructivist covers in two colors, format 25 × 18 cm.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCondition: Scuffs and soiling on covers, losses to spines. Issue 2 is missing one leaf (pages 121–122). Issue 1 is in good condition. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIssue 1 includes unique materials: a text and poster from ROSTA Windows by Vladimir Mayakovsky, an obituary with a portrait of Taras Kostrov, four plans for the Green City by architects N. Ladovsky, Friedman, M. Ginzburg, and K. Melnikov, and a major article by O. Beskin, “Early Mayakovsky,” with his 1915 portrait. The issue also features portraits of E. Blum, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, N. Tanin, and 18 in-text illustrations. Issue 2 contains a portrait of Georgy Plekhanov and stills from cultural films: Igdenbu, Energy Link, In Spring, and Complete Collectivization.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe design of both issues was created by the prominent avant-garde artist Varvara Fyodorovna Stepanova (1894–1958), a leading figure in constructivism and collaborator of Alexander Rodchenko. Her two-color cover designs embody the constructivist aesthetic, characterized by simplicity, functionality, and dynamic typographic and geometric compositions, making them a significant example of Soviet graphic design in the 1930s.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43962981908522,"sku":"EB-306433547628","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_fe5114cf-ab79-41e2-a09c-244f634292f6.jpg?v=1768159491","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/avant-garde-constructivism-stepanova-%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80%d0%b0-%d0%b8-%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%ba%d1%83%d1%81%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%be-1930-1-2-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%8f%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b2%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8%d0%b9","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}