Второй сборникъ Центрифуги [The Second Collection of Centrifuge]. Moscow: Центрифуги, 1916. Russian.
A collection of modernist poems and texts by various artists of the "Centrifuge" group, including Sergei Bobrov, Konstantin Bolshakov, Velimir Khlebnikov, Boris Kushner, Boris Pasternak, and others. Cover designed by
Natalia Goncharova (Ната́лья Серге́евна Гончаро́ва; 1881-1962).
[6] pages, 5-112 columns. 29.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and minor tears, including open tears at corners of several leaves. Loose pages and gatherings. Tears to margins of front cover, including small open tear at margins, not affecting illustration. Dark stains to margin of cover. Front cover cut at margin and smaller than the booklet pages. Both parts of the cover detached from each other and from the body of the booklet; spine torn and mostly missing.
MoMA 121.
Natalia Goncharova (Ната́лья Серге́евна Гончаро́ва; 1881-1962), painter, illustrator, costume and set designer. Born in the Tula Province, and studied sculpture at the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Goncharova was a member of several influential artist groups, including the "Jack of Diamonds" and "Donkey's Tail" and the "Blue Rider" group, and together with her partner Mikhail Larionov developed "Rayonism". Her work combined Russian folk art, Cubism, and Futurism, and had a significant influence on the development of the Russian avant-garde movement.
