The Soviet Young Pioneers Printmaking By Jerry Di Falco

Year:

Medium:

Intaglio Print

Size - (USA):

18 W x 15 H x 1 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

45.7 W x 38.1 H x 2.5 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Political

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

602793

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Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:

1937 Anno Domini and The Soviet Young Pioneers Trump Their Freedoms IS THE FULL TITLE FOR THIS WORK BY DIFALCO. I based this etching on a black and white print from 1937, now in the Public Domain, by Russian photographer Victor Bulla. Its title is THE PIONEERS DEFENSE. The scene depicts a panoramic view of THE YOUNG PIONEERS, a communistic version of the USSR Boy and Girl Scouts. Within two years of taking this photograph, Comrade Bulla, the photographer, was proclaimed to be an adversary of the Russian Revolution. Consequently, the poor sucker was executed for treason on TRUMP’ted up charges. This etching represents the FIRST Edition of only Four Editions of this artwork that will be created. Each edition will be restricted to only FOUR PRINTS, thereby increasing the etching’s financial and artistic values. This first edition was hand-printed by the artist in July of 2016 at The Center for Works on Paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the remaining three editions will follow in the autumn of 2018 to commemorate The BIG BALLOON DIAPERED PRESIDENT AND HIS ANGELIC PAL, PUTI. Each edition will use a different color paper and ink combination. I used the studio techniques of INTAGLIO, AQUATINT, DRYPOINT, and CHINE colle. This satirical work was executed on two zinc plates. Each etching plate measures six inches wide by nine inches high, or 15.240 cm by 22.860 cm. The print on paper RivesBFK white paper from Paris, measures eighteen inches high by fifteen inches wide, or 45.720cm x 38.100cm. Please note that this etching is shipped and sold to the buyer without a frame or mat. This keeps the price low and also allows the collector a choice in framing. The etching is shipped in a sturdy cardboard box. The print is wrapped in two layers of acid free glassine and then placed between two archival boards. This is next placed into the shipping box and securely packed with bubble wrap. The price from Absolute Arts Dot Com does NOT shipment costs to the collector. However, packing supplies and handling costs are included in the price. Print Number 4 of 4 sold in 2017 at a juried show in Philadelphia.

Artwork Keywords:   Original Printmaking

Materials:   Intaglio Prints