[Man and Russian missile] – Vintage Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic drawing captures [Man and Russian missile] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Man and Russian missile]
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Black crayon and ink, with touches of vermilion paint, combine here to show a man beside a Russian missile, with the hammer and sickle as a recurring emblem. The drawing dates from roughly 1950 to 1970, a period when the Soviet Union was building up its nuclear arsenal and the two superpowers were locked in a costly arms race. Its stark, graphic style reflects how artists of the era often turned Cold War anxieties into bold, simplified images. The red paint, set against the black lines, draws the eye to the Soviet symbolism and the weapon at the center of the composition.
| Medium | 1 drawing : black crayon and black ink, with vermillion paint on white wove paper ; 42 x 38 cm. (sheet), 48 x 39 cm. (cover sheet) |
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| Notes | [between ca. 1950 and ca. 1970] |
| Subjects | Cold War--1940-1980. Hammer & sickle--1940-1980. Nuclear weapons--Soviet Union--1940-1980. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,225 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172798 |
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