Anatoly Belsky, film poster for Trubka Kommunard, 1929 In the foreword, Christopher W Mount, curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, writes: ‘Cinema – a relatively new art form in the 1920s – had obvious social applications for use as propaganda because of its basic narrative character, and its growth and experimentation were encouraged throughout the Soviet Union. Consequently, it is not surprising that many of the most prominent artists of the time applied their skills to the production of film advertisements and posters’

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2022 16:31 UTC