Supremist Tale about Two Squares: 6. "They Fly on to the Earth from far away and..."

Creator:

Lissitzky, El, 1890-1941

Published/Created:

1920

Notes:

A Supremist Tale about Two Squares
The original book About Two Squares was printed by letterpress, even the slanted text and illustrations. It was first produced ("constructed") in 1920 at the Soviet art institute UNOVIS in Vitebsk, and around April 1922

Variant Titles:

Suprematicheskij Skaz pro dva Kvadrata: 6. "Letyat na zemliu izdaleka i..."

Topics:

Artists' books -- (LC)
Prints -- Russia -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Constructivist

Culture:

Soviet Russian

Accession Number:

244062

Genre:

artists' books (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Books, Journals & Pamphlets

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

R: S. Lissitzky-K?ppers, El Lissitzky (London, 1967)

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 14645

OID:

313088

PID:

digcoll:2293036