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There are a number of publications dedicated to the legendary publishing house “Academia”, but its history has not been studied enough yet. In particular, it is necessary to dwell in detail on the work of artists who have created authentic masterpieces, currently recognized as examples of the art of the book. With the help of a complex of book-based, art-historical, source-based methods, the article examines editions of classical works of foreign literature, commissioned by “Academia” by the outstanding domestic graphic artist V.M. Konashevich (1888—1963). Although some of them have already been analyzed to one degree or another, a new look at the evolution of his artistic views is proposed. The purpose of the article is to trace how V.M. Konashevichʼs works relate to the general design concept of the publishing house, what role cooperation with “Academia” played in the artistʼs creative biography. The books of the 1930s, previously bypassed, are characterized in the most detail.
Dmitry V. Fomin (Tue,) studied this question.