Nassau County Museum of Art Presents Posters of the Russian Revolution 1917-1921 from the Lenin Library Moscow
The Nassau County Museum of Art presents Posters of the Russian Revolution 1917-1921 from the Lenin Library Moscow on view now through May 8, 2011.
In the stormy period that began with the 1917 October Revolution, poster art became a principal means of communicating the ideals of Communism to the largely illiterate peasantry of Russia. Graphic, inexpensively produced posters carried the Revolution’s message and served to capture the minds and souls of the masses. These vibrant posters, depicting the new collective means of production in mines, fields and factories, were designed and executed by some of the foremost Russian artists of the time, among them Dmitry Moor, El Lissitzky, and Viktor Deni. The works in Posters of the Russian Revolution 1917-1921 are on loan from The Arnold A. Saltzman Family Collection.
The early posters of 1917-18 mirror the conflicts and concerns of the Revolutionary struggle: exploiters and exploited, the call to arms, the appeal for workers to unite, along with efforts to eliminate illiteracy and improve the status of women. With the outbreak of the Russian Civil War in 1918, following the Revolutionary period, posters turn their attention to new personalities and causes: foreign interventionists, anti-Communist White Guards, and the recruitment of more troops. With the end of the Russian Civil War in 1923, the focus turns to reconstruction, education, trade unions, illiteracy, help for the needy, and celebrations, especially the May Day celebration of labor and industry.
Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive (just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road) in Roslyn Harbor. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. each day. Admission to the galleries in the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62+) and $4 for students and children (4-12). Admission includes entrance to the Art Space for Children. Hours for the Art Space for Children are Tuesday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission for the Art Space only is $5 for adults, $4 for children 4-12. Members are admitted free. There is a $2 parking fee on weekends (no charge to members). The Museum Gift Shop is open during museum hours. Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, hours and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org.
Nassau County Museum of Art is chartered by New York State as a not-for-profit private educational institution and museum. A privately elected board of trustees is responsible for its governance. The museum is funded through income derived from admissions, parking, membership, special events, private donations and corporate sponsorships, as well as federal and state grants.
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