Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge
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Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge is a 1919 Soviet propaganda poster by El Lissitzky, celebrated as a landmark of Russian avant-garde design and Constructivist political art.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Constructivist artwork
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Russian avant-garde artwork ⓘ propaganda poster ⓘ work of art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Revolutionary art
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Soviet propaganda ⓘ |
| author | El Lissitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
black
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gray ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | El Lissitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
geometric shapes
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red wedge NERFINISHED ⓘ symbolic representation of the Red Army ⓘ symbolic representation of the White Army ⓘ white circle ⓘ |
| genre |
political art
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propaganda art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
graphic design
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political poster design ⓘ |
| hasPart |
black text in Russian
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red triangle-like wedge shape ⓘ white circular form ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Russian Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Soviet period ⓘ |
| inception | 1919 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Suprematism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
abstract geometric art ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bolshevik victory
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Russian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
lithograph
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print ⓘ |
| movement |
Constructivism
NERFINISHED
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Russian avant-garde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstract geometric composition
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iconic Constructivist poster ⓘ landmark of Russian avant-garde design ⓘ use of simple shapes for political messaging ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Клином красным бей белых NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Bolshevik
NERFINISHED
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pro-Red Army ⓘ |
| purpose |
Bolshevik propaganda
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support for the Red Army ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1910s
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20th century ⓘ |
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