Aleksandr’s work is defined by its avant-garde sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Pole Vault (Pryzhok s shestom)
Aleksandr Rodchenko Russian, 1891–1956

Transrationalists (Zaumniki)
Aleksandr Rodchenko (Russian, 1891–1956) written by Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian, 1885–1922), Aleksei Kruchenykh (Russian, 1886–1968), and Grigory Petnikov (Russian, born 1894) published by EUY (Russian, 20th century)

Transrationalists (Zaumniki)
Aleksandr Rodchenko (Russian, 1891–1956) written by Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian, 1885–1922), Aleksei Kruchenykh (Russian, 1886–1968), and Grigory Petnikov (Russian, born 1894) published by EUY (Russian, 20th century)

Novyi Lef (New Lef)
Aleksandr Rodchenko (Russian, 1891–1956) and Vladimir Mayakovsky (Russian, 1893–1930)

Lef (Left Front of the Arts)
Aleksandr Rodchenko (Russian, 1891–1956) and Vladamir Mayakovsky (Russian, 1893–1930)

By the Phone
Aleksandr Rodchenko Russian, 1891-1956

The Worker’s Club (International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industry, Paris)
Aleksandr Rodchenko Russian, 1891–1956

Vladimir Mayakovsky
Alexander Rodchenko Russian, 1891-1956

The Cigarette Seller, Pushkin Square, Moscow
Aleksandr Rodchenko Russian, 1891–1956

Untitled (Composition with Compass and Ruler)
Alexander Rodchenko Russian, 1891–1956

"The Red Star" Plate
Designed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Adamovich Russian, 1884-1947 Manufactured by State Porcelain Factory Leningrad Russian, founded 1744

A Blow to the Enemy's Rear
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Przhetslavskii (Born 1875) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

Glory to the Belorussian Partisans!
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Przhetslavskii (Born 1875) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

A Sacred Duty
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Przhetslavskii (Born 1875) Aleksandr Alekseevich Zharov (Born Semenovskaia, 1904; died Moscow, 1984)

The Order of Ushakov
Aleksandr Timofeevich Danilichev (Born Zhdanovo, 1921; died Moscow, 1994) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

The Latest "Cauldron"
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Volkov (Born Skobelev, 1886; died Tashkent, 1957)

In the Carpathian Mountains
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Przhetslavskii (Born 1875) Nikolai Sergeevich Berendgof (Born 1900; died 1990)

No Pillbox Will Save the Enemy!
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Volkov (Born Skobelev, 1886; died Tashkent, 1957) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

The Liberators of Pskov
Aleksandr Timofeevich Danilichev (Born Zhdanovo, 1921; died Moscow, 1994) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)