Dlya Golosa

Illustrator: El Lissitzky (Lazar Markovich Lissitzky)

1923

Color lithographs, letterpress, bound volume

Minneapolis Institute of Art

An abstract composition features overlapping geometric shapes and lines in red, black, and white. The elements are arranged dynamically, creating a sense of movement and depth. An abstract composition features overlapping geometric shapes and lines in red, black, and white. The elements are arranged dynamically, creating a sense of movement and depth. In 1923, El Lissitzky provided illustrations and typeface designs for Vladimir Mayakovsky’s For the Voice—a selection of thirteen of his most frequently quoted poems ranging thematically from leftist political agitation to witty observations on urban life. Mayakovsky intended the poems in this volume to be read aloud. Lissitzky described his design of the book: “To make it easier for the reader to find any particular poem, I use an alphabetical (thumb-indexed