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)

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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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