Russian photography from 1917-1945
A Brooklyn art gallery created this stunning online exhibit of their Russian Photography Collection: 1917-1945. This image "Pojarnaia lestnitsa" (Fire Escape) was taken in 1925 by my favorite avant-garde photographer, Constructivist artist Aleksandr Rodchenko. From the exhibit summary:
LinkThe collection was assembled as the Soviet Union tore itself apart leaving a tattered social fabric behind. Organized as a history of 20th century photography of the Soviet Union the collection focuses on the categories: Constructivism/Avant-Garde, Propaganda, Photo-Reportage, War Photography, and Socialist Realism which provide the most effective and complete view of one of the most incredible experiments in human history.

The collection was assembled as the Soviet Union tore itself apart leaving a tattered social fabric behind. Organized as a history of 20th century photography of the Soviet Union the collection focuses on the categories: Constructivism/Avant-Garde, Propaganda, Photo-Reportage, War Photography, and Socialist Realism which provide the most effective and complete view of one of the most incredible experiments in human history.

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