Alexander Rodchenko

(Russian, 1891–1956)

Alexander Rodchenko was a founding member of Russian Constructivism—the avant-garde movement characterized by unembellished abstraction— along with Vladimir Tatlin. He was known for his politically motivated photography, posters, paintings, and sculpture. “The avant-garde of Communist culture is obligated to show how and what needs to be photographed,” he said of the medium. “What to shoot—is something every photo group knows but how to shoot—only a few know.”Born on November 23, 1891 in St. Petersburg, Russia, he studied drawing and painting at the Kazan School of Fine Arts and architecture at the Stroganov School of Applied Art. An early influence came from Kazimir Malevich, whose Suprematist style contributed to Rodchenko’s adoption of an austere aesthetic and use of materials. In the late 1920s, he joined the October group, with members Diego Rivera, Gustav Klutsis, and Sergei Eisenstein, furthering his commitment to creating art for the working classes. Rodchenko died on December 3, 1956 in Moscow, Soviet Union. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

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Portrait of Aleksandr Dovzhenko (film..., 1930

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Portrait of Aleksandr Dovzhenko (film..., 1930

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Portrait of Nikolai Aseev, 1931

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Portrait of Nikolai Aseev, 1931

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Untitled (Electric Pole), 1925–1929

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Untitled (Electric Pole), 1925–1929

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Untitled (Street View from the Top with..., 1925

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Untitled (Street View from the Top with..., 1925

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Woman with Carriage, 1928

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Woman with Carriage, 1928

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The Dynamo Column, 1928

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The Dynamo Column, 1928

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Courtyard, 1928

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Courtyard, 1928

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Portrait of Semyon Kirsanov (poet), taken at , 1927

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Portrait of Semyon Kirsanov (poet), taken at , 1927

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Staraya Moskva. Okhotny Ryad. (Old Moscow...., 1927

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Staraya Moskva. Okhotny Ryad. (Old Moscow...., 1927

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Old Moscow. Newsstand, 1927

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Old Moscow. Newsstand, 1927

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Building on Myasnitskaya Street, 1925

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Building on Myasnitskaya Street, 1925

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Red Army Training (Balloon), 1927

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Red Army Training (Balloon), 1927

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"Doll with Millions" film still, 1927

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Proekt Kinoavtomobil, [Design for..., 1927

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Proekt Kinoavtomobil, [Design for..., 1927

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Cover for "New LEF" magazine, 1927

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"Soviet Cinema" cover design ("The..., 1927

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Battleship Potemkin, 1925

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Battleship Potemkin, 1925

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Battleship Potemkin, 1925

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Battleship Potemkin, 1925

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Signs for Documentaries, 1924

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Signs for Documentaries, 1924

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Portrait of Esther Shub (film director), 1924

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Portrait of Esther Shub (film director), 1924

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Portrait of Mayakovsky, 1924

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Portrait of Mayakovsky, 1924

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Portrait of Mayakovsky (with dog), 1924

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Portrait of Mayakovsky (with dog), 1924

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Portrait of Mayakovsky, 1924

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Portrait of Mayakovsky, 1924

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Rara lampada da tavolo mod. Inga, 1929

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Rara lampada da tavolo mod. Inga, 1929

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