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[MOOR] Poster. 1e maia. Vserossiiskii subbotnik [i.e. May Day. An All-Russian Clean-Up Day]
Item #1716
Moscow: Literaturno-izdatel’skii otdel Politupravleniia R.V.S.R., [1921]. 80x57,5 cm. Small tear to right margin restored, otherwise very good.
Very rare as all prints of the Civil War. Early Soviet lithographic poster by master of propaganda art, Dmitry Moor. Graphic artist Dmitry Orlov (1883-1946) gained fame under the pseudonym Dmitry Moor designing posters, books and magazines. He carved a niche for himself as a creator of visual propaganda and sharp caricatures. From the earliest years of Bolshevik rule, his works were evaluated highly by Soviet authorities. He became most associated with the anti-religious campaign and its main trumpet, the magazine Bezbozhnik’ [Godless]. The poster was released after resolutions of the 9th Congress of the Communist Party. In particular, they were about recovery of the country after the devastating Civil War. In the poster, people are rebuilding factories and technics, coloring everything red.
Price: $3,500.00