Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge

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Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge is a 1919 Soviet propaganda poster by El Lissitzky, celebrated as a landmark of Russian avant-garde design and Constructivist political art.

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Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Constructivist artwork
Russian avant-garde artwork
propaganda poster
work of art
associatedWith Revolutionary art
Soviet propaganda
author El Lissitzky
colorPalette black
gray
red
white
countryOfOrigin Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR

Soviet Russia
linked to: Russian SFSR
creator El Lissitzky
depicts geometric shapes
red wedge
symbolic representation of the Red Army
symbolic representation of the White Army
white circle
genre political art
propaganda art
hasInfluenced graphic design
political poster design
hasPart black text in Russian
red triangle-like wedge shape
white circular form
historicalContext Russian Civil War
early Soviet period
inception 1919
influencedBy Suprematism
abstract geometric art
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
mainSubject Bolshevik victory
Russian Civil War
medium lithograph
print
movement Constructivism
Russian avant-garde
notableFor abstract geometric composition
iconic Constructivist poster
landmark of Russian avant-garde design
use of simple shapes for political messaging
originalTitle Клином красным бей белых
politicalAlignment Bolshevik
linked to: Bolshevik faction

pro-Red Army
purpose Bolshevik propaganda
support for the Red Army
timePeriod 1910s
20th century

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Russian avant-garde notableWork Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge
El Lissitzky notableWork Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge