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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

Photography and Media

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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