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Maker: Aleksandr Grigor'evich Vaganov

The Peak of Communism

Date Made: 1991
Country: Soviet Union

Method: Tempera paint on fiberboard
Measurements: 90 cm x 60 cm; 35 7/16 in x 23 5/8 in

Description

An offending, contemptuous gesture of a thumb thrusting between two closed fingers sits on top of a pile in Aleksandr Vaganov’s work “The Peak of Communism,” a reference to the highest mountain in Tajikistan, called first Stalin Peak and later The Peak of Communism (in 1998 it was re-named Ismoil Somoni Peak). This gesture of insult symbolizes disillusionment in the Soviet ideological construct.

Accession Number: 2009.053.097

Item Name: Painting
Credit Line: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris
Collection/Series: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris

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