Boris Youjanin, director of The Blue Blouse" / Hirschfeld Moscow 28." – Historic Print
![Boris Youjanin, director of The Blue Blouse" / Hirschfeld Moscow 28.", [19]28. — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e0/e0650ac4f9c7-L.webp)
(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.)
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This rare historic drawing captures Boris Youjanin, director of The Blue Blouse" / Hirschfeld Moscow 28." in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Boris Youjanin, director of The Blue Blouse" / Hirschfeld Moscow 28."
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This caricature shows Boris Youjanin, the director of The Blue Blouse, drawn in ink and watercolor by Al Hirschfeld, whose record carries the inscription "Moscow 28." The Blue Blouse was a Soviet agitprop troupe that staged short, topical sketches with a politically pointed edge, and its visit to the United States in 1928 drew wide attention. Hirschfeld, who became famous for his line portraits of stage performers, used exaggerated lines and minimal detail to capture a sitter's character, and this sheet was published in October 1928. Its subject, a theater director rather than a performer on stage, is part of the record's focus on the actors and figures of the period.
| Created / published | [19]28. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink and watercolor ; 41.9 x 34.6 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Caricatures 1920-1930.Ink drawings 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Published October 21, 1928. Exhibited in: Al Hirschfeld: Beyond Broadway, Library of Congress 2000-2001. Unprocessed in AP |
| Subjects | Youjanin, Boris. Actors--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,286 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-203436 |
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