Title: History of Modern Russian and Ukrainian Art, 1907-1930
Description: Part 1 (106 titles, 1794 microfiche) documents the history of modern Russian and Ukrainian art. It encompasses critical literature, illustrated books, and art periodicals. The collection contains texts by such artists as Wassily Kandinsky, Pavel Filonov, Kazimir Malevich and Anatolii Petrytskyi; publications of art groups such as the Jack of Diamonds (Bubnovyi valet) and Màkovets; theoretical tracts by Nikolai Tarabukin and Boris Kushner; and books by well-known critics such as IAkov Tugendkhol'd, Erikh Gollerbakh, and Nikolai Punin. The collection also offers a selection of early 20th century art-related serials. These historical sources of pre- and post-revolutionary art reflect the diversity of artistic thought in the first thirty years of the 20th century, the intense discussions about the nature of the new art, its form, and its aims. 65 monographs and 41 serials.
Subjects: Russian Art, Sources, Ukrainian Art, Soviet Art, Avant-garde (Aesthetics), History
Places: Russia, Soviet Union
Time periods: 20th century