50 let oktiabria (50 Years of October), from the series Agit-plakat Artist: Unknown

Medium

Gouache over graphite on half-cardboard

Dimensions

sheet: 41 × 31 1/2 in. (104.14 × 80.01 cm)

Credit Line

The Allan Chasanoff, B.A. 1961, Russian Poster Collection, curated with Kevin Begos

Accession Number

2018.136.1005

Culture
Period

20th century

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Allan Chasanoff Collection, New York, to 2018; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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Additional information

Object/Work type

didactic art, political art, posters, propaganda

Subject

communism

Inscriptions

left: "Motherland" Movie Theater\r\nright margin in graphite: [colors listed for printing]\r\nUL: Agitplakat 2213

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