Avant-garde and design. Book and industrial graphics 1930-1970s

M. Kondratyev, V.V. Sterligov. On the contrary, the illustrations by Yu. A. Vasnetsov and EI Charushin are well known to many from childhood. The works collected in the exposition are distinguished by high professionalism and testify to the contribution of the Russian avant-garde to the development of Russian design.The largest section of the exhibition is made up of works of book graphics. These are illustrations to fairy tales (Yu.A. Vasnetsov, A.S. Nikolsky, E.I. Charushin), primers and books for reading (P.M.Kondratyev), poems by A.I. I. Volshtein) and other works of children's literature (A.F. Pakhomov). Another section includes works in the field of industrial graphics. Here are sketches of children's dishes, rugs, vouchers to the pioneer camp, packages for board games (P.M.Kondratyev, V.A.Sulimo-Samuillo), postcards (V.V. N. Glebova). The section dedicated to the theater includes sketches of puppets (L.N. Glebova, T.N. Glebova) and scenery for a puppet theater (V.A.Sulimo-Samuillo), as well as sets for creating a table theater (T.N. Glebova, V.V. Sterligov). Some of the works on display are little known to the general public and allow you to get acquainted with the other side of the work of such artists as T.N. Glebova, P. M. Kondratyev, V.V. Sterligov. On the contrary, the illustrations by Yu. A. Vasnetsov and EI Charushin are well known to many from childhood. The works collected in the exposition are distinguished by high professionalism and testify to the contribution of the Russian avant-garde to the development of Russian design.


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