Overview
Windows on the War is a groundbreaking publication—the first in English to focus on posters designed by the Soviet Union's TASS News Agency to bolster support for the Soviet war effort. TASS posters were created by a large collective of Soviet writers, printers, and artists, including such notables as Mikhail Cheremnykh, Nikolai Denisovskii, the Kukryniksy, and Pavel Sokolov-Skalia. Often six feet tall and always striking and bold, these stenciled posters were printed and placed daily in windows for the public to see. They were also sent abroad to serve as international cultural ""ambassadors,"" rallying Allied and neutral nations to the Soviet cause. Drawn from the Art Institute of Chicago's collection, as well as other private and public holdings, these TASS posters have not been seen since World War II. An international team of scholars presents the TASS posters both as unique historical objects and as artworks that reveal how preeminent artists of the day used unconventional technical and visual means to contribute to the war effort, marking a major chapter in the history of design and propaganda. Generously illustrated, the book presents photographs, documentary materials, and memorabilia in meaningful juxtapositions with images of the TASS posters. Also included are documents illuminating the expression of Russian cultural life in the United States during the war, opening a fascinating window onto the war along the Eastern Front. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: The Art Institute of Chicago (07/31/11-10/23/11)
Full Product Details
Author: Peter Zegers ,
Peter Kort Zegers ,
Douglas W. Druick ,
Konstantin Akinsha
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 24.80cm
, Height: 0.40cm
, Length: 32.40cm
Weight: 2.858kg
ISBN: 9780300170238
ISBN 10: 0300170238
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 30 August 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
Winner of the 2011 50Books/50 Covers Book Design competition sponsored by Design Observer, AIGA, and Designers & Books.--50 Books designers & books (06/11/2013)
The first major scholarly study of the topic in English. -New York Times New York Times Winner of the 2011 50Books/50 Covers Book Design competition sponsored by Design Observer, AIGA, and Designers & Books. -- 50 Books designers & books
Winner of the 2011 50Books/50 Covers Book Design competition sponsored by Design Observer, AIGA, and Designers & Books. -- 50 Books * designers & books * The first major scholarly study of the topic in English. -New York Times * New York Times *
Author Information
Peter Kort Zegers is the Rothman Family Research Curator, Department of Prints and Drawings, and Douglas W. Druick is Chair and Searle Curator of Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture, and Chair and Prince Trust Curator of Prints and Drawings, both at the Art Institute of Chicago.
