Bidspirit auction | Constructivist Photo Book Rodchenko Stepanova

Constructivist Photo Book Rodchenko Stepanova Moscow World Fair - Moscow is a book published by State Art Publishers for the World Fair in 1939 in New York. Colour illustrated endpapers. Soviet propaganda publication profusely illustrated with reproductions of photographs showing Moscow architecture & street scenery, Stalin and other Soviet officials, parades, citizens, workers, etc. It has two tipped-in fold-outs with artwork and photographs, each at the rear of the book, printed on both sides as published. The motifs are images of ”Moscow of the Past” in one, and the other depicts ”Buildings preserved by the Soviet Government for their historical value”. Design of the book is attributed to Alexander Rodchenko, Russian artist, sculptor, photographer and graphic designer; one of the founders of constructivism and Russian design. State Art Publishers, Moscow and Leningrad. Good condition, some tears and losses on spine, browning, foxing staining on pages. Country of issue: USSR, designer: A Rodchenko, V Stepanova, size (cm): 26x20x2.5cm, year of printing: 1939.