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Boievoi Karandash

Soviet poster collection of Boievoi Karandash. – [198-]. – 13 posters.

Boievoi Karandash is an organization in Moscow that sells Soviet art in poster form. The posters were intended to satirize Soviet bureaucracy. The publisher of the posters is Khudozhnik RSFSR, and the series is Na Obcshii sud.

The collection consists of the following posters (translations from Russian of partial captions provided): (1) “When has she gone”, artist L. Kaminskii; (2) “How much money..”, artist V. Kiunnal; (3) “A toast for the...”, artist V. Dubiago; (4) “We haven’t...”, artist IU. Trunev; (5) “Technology...”, artist B. Zav’ialov; (6) “Nothing has been refused”, artist B. Tsygankov; (7) “Theme of speech”, artist D. Oboznenko; (8) “Don’t disturb us”, artist B. Men’shikov; (9) “If they cared...”, artist IU. Trunev (men with pipe); (10) “Dissertation”, artist V. Kiunnal; (11) “Tomorrow is here!”, artist IU. Trunev; (12) “Less work”, artist P. Mitrofanov; (13) “When you get a nice job”, artist B. Ivanov.

Title based on the content of the collection.
The collection (11-2004) was acquired by Jack McNie from an art store in Moscow sometime at the end of the Kosygin era. Mr. McNie donated the collection to McMaster University Library in April 2004.
Finding aid available at the collection level in hard copy and electronically.
There are no access restrictions.
Further accruals are not expected.

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The Last Reviewed: July 6, 2003
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