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This illustrated version of the popular Passover song Had gadya (חד גידא) was the wonderfully playful offspring of the avant-garde artist El Lissitzky (1890-1941). It dates to a little-known period early in his career when he immersed himself in the Jewish cultural renaissance that flourished in Russia from roughly 1912 to the early 1920s. Signed with his Hebrew given name, this volume-with its wraparound cover, colorful lithographic montages, and stylized use of Yiddish and Aramaic words-celebrates Lissitzkys interest in Jewish folk traditions while looking forward to the dynamic graphic and typographic designs for which he is best remembered. This near-scale facsimile-including the rarely seen cover-allows readers to experience Lissitzkys Had gadya as originally envisioned. It is accompanied here by Nancy Perloffs discussion of the works cultural and artistic contexts, Arnold J. Bands English translation of Lissitzkys Yiddish version of the song, sections on Lissitzkys iconography and vocabulary, and lyrics set to music.
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