El Lissitzky’s Shifs-karte, 1922: Contexts and Commentary

This article analyzes El Lissitzky’s illustration that appeared in Ilya Ehrenburg’s eponymous short story in the ironically titled Russian book Shest’ povestey o legkikh kontsakh (Six Stories with Easy Endings, 1922). The story, the illustration, and contemporary Expressionist avant-garde Yiddish po...

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Autor principal: Kiel, Mark William (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: 2025
En: Images
Año: 2025, Volumen: 18, Número: 1, Páginas: 58-77
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