Leaflet (possibly part of a larger sheet) advertising a production by Meyerhold of Vladimir Mayakovksy's comedy "Klop" ["The Bed Bug"].
Print
1929 (made)
1929 (made)
Artist/Maker |
General Description: Printed on both sides of the sheet.
Object details
Object type | |
Title | Leaflet (possibly part of a larger sheet) advertising a production by Meyerhold of Vladimir Mayakovksy's comedy "Klop" ["The Bed Bug"]. |
Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
Brief description | Card with Cyrillic text |
Physical description | General Description: Printed on both sides of the sheet. |
Dimensions | Torn irregularly along lower margins to 18.5 x26.1 cm |
Object history | The caption by Maynkovsky reads: Citizen / Hurry to the show "Klop" / There's a gnome at the box office / a crowd in the theatre / but don't be upset by the jokes of the insect / They are not about you / They are about your acquaintances/ And on the other side: The People laugh / and frown / at the Meyerhold Comedy / 'Klop'. |
Production | Moscow State Literature for the Meyerhold Theatre, 1929. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.1282-1989 |
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Record created | December 9, 2008 |
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