Invitation to a Futurist Happening (recto); Landscape (verso)

Mikhail Tarkhanov Russian

Author Issued by Vkhutemas (Vysshiye Khudozhestvenno–Tekhnicheskiye Masterskiye "Higher Art and Technical Studios") Russian

March 5, 1921

Not on view

This dynamic double-sided drawing captures the spirit and energy of the Soviet avant-garde. It was created as part of the VKhUTEMAS (an acronym for Vysshie khudozhestvenno-tekhnicheskie masterskie) or "Higher Artistic-Technical Workshops," the state-sponsored fine and applied studios founded in Moscow in 1920 that ran until 1929. Attributed to the artist Mikhail Tarkhanov (also known as Mikhail Mikhailovich Tarkhanov), on the recto is a pen and ink drawing described as an invitation to a Futurist happening. The text, which reads "Hey, 20 year olds! Come, let's take up our buckets to paint Moscow over / Anarchy / Keep this ticket for the buffet," is intermingled with Futurist imagery. On the verso is a more traditional image, rendered in red, of a landscape comprising clouds, rolling grassy hills, and trees framed with a drawn decorative border.

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Title: Invitation to a Futurist Happening (recto); Landscape (verso)
Artist: Mikhail Tarkhanov (Russian, 1888–1962)
Author: Issued by Vkhutemas (Vysshiye Khudozhestvenno–Tekhnicheskiye Masterskiye "Higher Art and Technical Studios") (Russian, 1920–30)
Date: March 5, 1921
Medium: Pen and ink (recto); red ink or watercolor (verso)
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/16 × 9 1/8 in. (18 × 23.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
Object Number: 2021.16.52a, b
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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