One Must Work, the Rifle Is Right Here. Propaganda

One Must Work, the Rifle Is Right Here. circa 1920. This propaganda poster from the Russian Civil War of 1919-1921 is by Vladimir Lebedev, a prolific Russian painter, book illustrator, and poster and set designer. Lebedev's compositions are distinguished by simple blocks of color and figures broken down into geometric shapes. This poster depicts a worker holding a saw with a rifle nearby, thus conveying, with minimal line and color, the image of a worker also ready to fight

Agency Agitprop Avant-garde Drudgery Efficiency Geometric Laborer Lebedev Likeness Old-fashion Responsibility Rosta Sawing Symbolism

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