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2011. Paperback. New in shrinkwrap.. Glossy red and color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 181 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Abraham Manievich is the first Russian-language comprehensive publication to chronicle the life of this artist. This is a long awaited publication dedicated to paintings of Abraham Manievich featuring 130 color reproductions of Manievich's paintings along with a number of photographs and documents from family archives. The painter Abraham Manievich was a prominent figure in the artistic worlds of early twentieth-century Europe and America. Born in the small Russian town of Mstislavl (today's Ukraine) in 1881, his artistic training in Kiev and Munich led to early success. Until now there has been no comprehensive study of the involved symbolism that underlies his major paintings, works that the authors believe require examination within the context of Jewish Futurism. This discussion of the attributes and ideas characteristic of Jewish Futurist painting, especially as… Read More