The Russian Avant-Garde Book: 19101934

The Museum Of Modern Art recently received a gift of a comprehensive collection of more than 1,000 Russian avant-garde books dating from 1910 to 1934. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of more than 300 of these books to be held at the Museum in 2002. Often handmade & hand-printed in limited editions, these books were, in many instances, the result of collaborations between poets & painters. Among the well-known artists who created these books are Natalia Goncharova, El Lissitzky, Kazimir Malevich, & Aleksandr Rodchenko. The richly illustrated catalogue, with more than 600 colorplates, also includes incisive essays, a bibliography, & a complete checklist of all the items in the gift. With its rich documentation, this catalogue is destined to be the definitive word on the subject of Russian avant-garde books.Wye, Deborah is the author of 'The Russian Avant-Garde Book: 19101934', published 2002 under ISBN 9780810962248 and ISBN 0810962241.