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Maker: Boris Aleksandrovich Spornikov

Springtime

Date Made: 1976
Country: Ukraine

Method: oil on canvas
Measurements: 117.5 cm x 138 cm; 46 1/4 in x 54 5/16 in

Description

More popular in the West than in his native Ukraine, Boris Aleksandrovich Spornikov was one of a few Soviet artists allowed to have exhibitions in the West and sell his artwork with little restriction. This painting, in which Soviet women use flowers to create a representation of Lenin’s profile, marks a rare departure from Spornikov’s generally apolitical work that was offered outside of the USSR.

Accession Number: 2008.042.001

Item Name: Painting
Collection/Series: Paintings
Exhibition History

• Transformations: Living Room -> Flea Market -> Museum -> Art
• Questionable History

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Photograph of showing women planting flowers for a Lenin portrait on a hillside https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/women-planting-flower-portrait-of-nikolai-lenin-news-photo/50560011
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