[Kochergin, Nikolai, designer].

[WITH IMAGES OF MAYAKOVSKY'S 'BEDBUG'] Rabochii i teatr: teatral’nyi ezhenedel’nik [The worker and the theater: a weekly theater journal], vol. VI, no. 48.

Leningrad: Izdanie “Tea-kino-pechat’,” 1929. Octavo (25 × 17.5 cm). Original decorative self-wrappers; 32, [2] pp. Illustrations throughout and wrappers by Nikolai Kochergin. Light soil to wrappers, else very good. Item #P4535

Single issue of the popular Leningrad theater journal, which appeared from 1924 to 1937. The issue includes a full theater program of Leningrad (St. Petersburg), including foreign acts from Berlin and Chicago as well as numerous photographs of performances and actors. Reviews in this issue include a critique of Meyerkhold’s theater, especially the recent production of Mayakovsky’s “Klop” (The Bedbug), as well as reviews of worker club performances, including Blok’s “Dvenadtsat’” (The Twelve). Aimed at a broad audience, the journal advertises itself as a “fighting organ of Marxist criticism” and promises broad coverage of Soviet theater with a focus on amateur worker’s theater clubs such as the “Siniaia bluza” (Blue blouse). Articles maintain a “self-critical” tone typical of the transitional period between NEP (The New Economic Policy) and The First Five-Year Plan.

Constructivist-inspired wrappers using illustrations from Mayakovsky’s “Klop” (The Bedbug) by the graphic artist, painter, and illustrator Nikolai Kochergin (1897–1974). In 1918 Kochergin graduated from the Stroganov Secondary Art School in Moscow. During the Russian Civil War he headed production of ROSTA windows in Baku and later in the Caucasus. Remembered today as an illustrator of children’s books, in this period Kochergin was best known for his work in Leningrad theaters. Includes numerous advertisements, ranging from theater performances to private doctors and clinics, in text and to rear wrappers. As of January 2020, KVK and OCLC show only microform copies.

Price: €400.00

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