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Photographs of student models and drawings, views of exhibitions of student projects, and several photographs of didactic materials for courses at the Vkhutemas and the Vkhutein, Moscow
People:
  • Unknown (photographer)
  • VKhUTEMAS (Art school) (educational institution)
  • VKhUTEIN (Art school) (educational institution)
Title:

Photographs of student models and drawings, views of exhibitions of student projects, and several photographs of didactic materials for courses at the Vkhutemas and the Vkhutein, Moscow

Date:

between 1919 and 1930

Description:

- This group contains 470 photographs of projects by students for courses given at the Vkhutemas (Higher State Artistic Technical Studios, 1920-1926) and the Vkhutein (Moscow Higher Technical Institute, 1926-1930) from 1919 to 1930. The material has been grouped into 61 groups by course, topic and year. The photographs are mostly of student drawings and/or models, but also include four groups of views of exhibitions of student projects (PH1998:0014:004-006, PH1998:0014:007-008, PH1998:0014:016, and PH1998:0014:128), 2 groups of or including didactic materials (PH1998:0014:009-014 and PH1998:0014:436-470) and one group which includes a student portrait (PH1998:0014:466-470). -- Forty-four groups document student projects and one exhibition of student models for the "Space" course between 1920 - 1930 (exhibition: PH1998:0014:128; student projects: PH1998:0014:023-025 - PH1998:0014:396-400; PH1998:0014:419-427; PH1998:0014:443-451 - PH1998:0014:452-462). -- Four groups document student models for the "Volume" course between 1920 to 1928 (PH1998:0014:001-003; PH1998:0014:017; PH1998:0014:018-020; PH1998:0014:021-022). -- Three groups document the Basic Course between 1920 to 1930; two of the groups show exhibitions of student projects (PH1998:0014:007-008; PH1998:0014:016), while the third shows didactic materials used by professors of the course (PH1998:0014:009-015). -- One group documents student drawings and paintings and still life arrangements for student exercises for the "Colour" course between 1920 to 1930 (PH1998:0014436-442) and one group documents an exhibition of student models and drawings for the "Obmas; Finding the Volume-Space" course between 1923 to 1928 (PH1998:0014:004-006). -- Five groups document student drawings and models on various topics for unidentified courses between 1924 to 1930, including a student model by V.S. Balikhin for the diploma project for an airport (diploma project: PH1998:0014:435; PH1998:0014:401-418; PH1998:0014:428-431; PH1998:0014:432-434; PH1998:0014:463-465).

Form:
photographs
Quantity / Object type:
470 photograph(s)
Stage and Purpose:
  • student drawings
Technique and media:

Gelatin silver prints

Dimensions:

comps. (range): 1,9 to 16,1 x 2,1 to 18,1 cm sheets (range): 2,7 to 17 x 4 to 17,9 cm secondary support (range): 4,5 to 21 x 5,6 to 21 cm

Reference number:

PH1998:0014:001-470

Method of Projection:
  • perspective drawings
  • plans (drawings)
  • elevations (drawings)
Point of View:
  • exterior views
  • interior views
  • plan views
Location:

Moscow; Russia (Federation);

Subject:
  • architecture
  • painting
  • portrait
  • sculpture
Subject Descriptive Terms:
  • entrances
  • sculptures
  • models (representations)
  • kiosks
  • exhibitions
  • architectural drawings
  • water towers
  • towers (single built works)
  • communal housing
  • exhibition buildings
  • resorts
  • public buildings
  • paintings
  • stadiums
  • slides (recreation equipment)
  • boiler house
  • parks (recreation areas)
  • riding schools
  • skating rinks
  • solariums
  • sports buildings
  • still lifes
  • terrariums
  • airports
  • indoor swimming pools
  • aquariums (buildings)
  • city blocks
  • designs
Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Howard Schickler et David Lafaille/
Gift of Howard Schickler and David Lafaille
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