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2 unusual facts about Alexander Rodchenko


Hugh Turvey

Turvey's creative influences came from Russian Constructivist concepts (most notably the work of Alexander Rodchenko and more recently the extensive and innovative high-speed and stroboscopic photographic studies by Dr Harold E Edgerton.

USSR in Construction

El Lissitzky and Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers designed the overall layout and cover arrangements for a number of issues, as did Alexander Rodchenko and his wife, Varvara Stepanova.


Aleksei Gan

In 1921, together with Alexander Rodchenko and his wife Varvara Stepanova, Gan formed the first Working Group of Constructivists, which rejected fine art in favour of graphic design, photography, posters, and political propaganda.

Moscow House of Photography

The museum collection compiles masterpieces of the Russian photo art, including works by Alexander Grinberg, Max Penson, Alexander Rodchenko and Dmitri Baltermants.

Typographica

Contents: Alexander Rodchenko: a Constructivist designer; Poems/Prints; Massin; Herbert Bayer's photographic experiments; Words and images; At Remaurian (booklet insert).


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