Building the collective : Soviet graphic design, 1917-1937 : selections from the Merrill C. Berman collection
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Building the collective : Soviet graphic design, 1917-1937 : selections from the Merrill C. Berman collection
Princeton Architectural Press, c1996
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Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"In association with an exhibition held at the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183)
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9781568980737
Description
The map plans in this collection, covering 40 cities in Europe, Russia, the United States and Asia, were first published in the mid-19th century. The maps were all commissioned and drawn within a period of 13 years, and can be considered as artistic works in their own right. The hand-coloured, hand lettered steel engravings represent an era of exceptional artisanal skill, and present an opportunity to compare urban development among 40 cities in 19 countries. They are reproduced here in large format. The cities include Amsterdam, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Venice, as well as smaller cities such as Calcutta, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Lisbon, Marseilles, Parma and Stockholm. An introductory essay by Melville C. Branch discusses the historical evolution of urban design, and provides a background on engraving techniques. He also evaluates each map-plan, remarking on the details of each engraving and the evolution of the forms of the cities, their histories, and demographic characteristics.
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: pbk ISBN 9781568980744
Description
Building the Collective showcases over 100 poster designs and other graphic works, representing the talents of a wide variety of artists.Building the Collective brings to light exciting and previously unknown work from the most important period in the history of modern graphic design. No one interested in design, history, or Soviet culture should miss this important new book. -- Ellen LuptonFlipping through this splendid grouping of some 100 posters from a key American collection, you can almost feel the excitement and spectacular inventiveness that gripped the artists, from celebrated masters like El Lissitzky and Aleksandr Rodchenko to lesser lights. -- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Book ReviewAs dated as the political messages on these posters may seem, the graphics are still fresh today. -- Rita Reif, New York Times
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