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The Industry of Socialism (Industriia sotsializma)

A work made of letterpress and gravure, complete set of 7 volumes in a slipcase.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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  • A work made of letterpress and gravure, complete set of 7 volumes in a slipcase.

Date:

1935

Artist:

El Lissitzky
Russian, 1890–1941

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections

Artist

El Lissitzky

Title

The Industry of Socialism (Industriia sotsializma)

Place

Russia (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1935

Medium

Letterpress and gravure, complete set of 7 volumes in a slipcase

Dimensions

Each: 35 × 25.7 cm (13 13/16 × 10 1/8 in.); Slipcase: 36.7 × 27.5 × 5.5 cm (14 1/2 × 10 7/8 × 2 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Maurice D. Galleher Endowment

Reference Number

2009.483

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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