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The First Cornet, Streshnev

Artist Grigory Borisov and Nikolaj Prusakov (Russian, 1899-1942 (Borisov) 1900-1952 (Prusakov))
Maker/Publisher The state film industry of Georgia (Georgian)
Date1928 (year film premiered)
Mediumposter
DimensionsOverall: 55 1/16 x 38 11/16 in. (139.8 x 98.2 cm)
Classification(s)
  • PRINTS
Credit LineGift of Telford Taylor, Class of 1928
Terms
  • heads
  • cannons
  • hands
Object number64.29.2
DescriptionThis is a poster for a war film set in the Caucasus Mountains during World War I. Most Soviet war films from this time were designed to show how the hero's class consciousness as a proletarian was developed. The poster itself draws on elements of avant-garde art movements by fusing images of the film's characters with machines, utilizing photomontage, and how it is drawn in strong angular lines.
Edition12,000 circulations
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