book (design) story #580
alexander tairoff:
das entfesselte theater
gustav kiepenheuer verlag, potsdam, 1923
printer: gebr. feyl, berlin
size: ?? x ?? cm
designer: el lissitzky (cover)
alexander tairov (1885-1950) was a leading innovator of theatrical art in russia and the soviet union. his book "the unleashed theatre" was first published in german in 1923, ...
... with a constructivist cover illustration signed ...
... "el": ...
... russian artist lazar markovitch "el" lissitzky (1890-1941) was very influential for the avantgarde movements in germany.
in the early 1920s lissitzky worked in germany and also stayed in switzerland to cure his tuberculosis. he was a close friend of arp and tschichold.
tairoff dedicated the book to his wife, ...
... the actress alice koonen ...
... who is pictured in her role as phaedra.
below constructivist stage designs by alexander wesnin ...
... and costumes by georgij jakulov.
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