Collection of items from the estate of the artist Meir Yoffe (Mikhail Yo). [1940s – 1960s]. Meir Yoffe (1895-1960) created under the pen name Mikhail Yo – graphic designer, painter and theorist, a central figure in Riga's cultural and artistic scene. Illustrated books for Arbeter Heym which later was the foundation for "Kultur Lige" in Lithuania in the 1920s. Was a member of "Sambatiyon" group – affiliated to "Kultur Lige" in Riga, worked in the Jewish theater in Riga and the Royal Jewish theater in Moscow. Collection includes: • Sketch book with about 14 illustrated pages. Among the sketches appear drafts (printed) of three characters of the Russian Alphabeth, with vegetal decorations – in a style resembling the "Alefbeis" book by Leib kvitko ("Der Emes" publishing). • 25 drawings in pencil, crayons and pen, most of them figures and landscapes. • Three prints signed by Yoffe (one dated 1945). • Newspaper cuttings and photos of articles published in Russian and Yiddish newspapers – concerning Yoffe's ouevres. • several personal documents (a letter, a library card, invitation on behalf of the Jewish theater in Riga, and more). • 24 photos [sites in Riga?] and several group photos. • An article composed after Yoffe's passing, by M. Rozumni (typewritten in Yiddish and Russian). Lot of about 65 items. Size and condition varies.
Collection of items from the estate of the artist Meir Yoffe (Mikhail Yo). [1940s – 1960s]. Meir Yoffe (1895-1960) created under the pen name Mikhail Yo – graphic designer, painter and theorist, a central figure in Riga's cultural and artistic scene. Illustrated books for Arbeter Heym which later was the foundation for "Kultur Lige" in Lithuania in the 1920s. Was a member of "Sambatiyon" group – affiliated to "Kultur Lige" in Riga, worked in the Jewish theater in Riga and the Royal Jewish theater in Moscow. Collection includes: • Sketch book with about 14 illustrated pages. Among the sketches appear drafts (printed) of three characters of the Russian Alphabeth, with vegetal decorations – in a style resembling the "Alefbeis" book by Leib kvitko ("Der Emes" publishing). • 25 drawings in pencil, crayons and pen, most of them figures and landscapes. • Three prints signed by Yoffe (one dated 1945). • Newspaper cuttings and photos of articles published in Russian and Yiddish newspapers – concerning Yoffe's ouevres. • several personal documents (a letter, a library card, invitation on behalf of the Jewish theater in Riga, and more). • 24 photos [sites in Riga?] and several group photos. • An article composed after Yoffe's passing, by M. Rozumni (typewritten in Yiddish and Russian). Lot of about 65 items. Size and condition varies.
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