LAGRA–GRAKO: Latvian Modernist Typographic Excursion Announcement, 1933

LAGRA–GRAKO: Latvian Modernist Typographic Excursion Announcement, 1933

LAGRA–GRAKO: Latvian Modernist Typographic Excursion Announcement, 1933

Riga, 1933. 143 × 88 mm. Single sheet printed on recto only. Very good condition, with minor age-toning and occasional spotting.

A typographically designed announcement issued by the excursions section of GRAKO, featuring a geometric Constructivist-style LAGRA–GRAKO logotype composed of bold letterforms and horizontal bars.

The leaflet announces two excursions in Riga: a visit on 30 April 1933 to an exhibition of the Riga Group of Artists at the Riga City Art Museum, guided by the artist E. Melders; and a visit on 4 May 1933 to the Riga Cooperative Bakery at Krišjāņa Barona Street 127.

The Riga Group of Artists was a central force in the development of Latvian modernism, associated with artists including Romans Suta, Aleksandra Beļcova, and Niklāvs Strunke.

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