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Group of 4 photomontages with original photographs and hand-painting, comprising an image celebrating the 25th anniversary of the U. S. S. R. with a worker on a gold and red background, another relating to the constitution of the U. S. S. R. with images of people of various ethnicities in the background, one entitled "Leningrad" with a trio of serious and well armed soldiers, and the last depicting coal cars and a chart of coal production through 1938. Silver prints with hand-painting, 24x16 1/2 inches (61x42 cm.), with a numbered label on verso. 1942

  • Notes: These original agitprop pieces may have been used as maquettes, or were included in exhibitions, that were distributed throughout American schools in the post-war era.

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October 21, 2003 12:00 AM EDT
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