1/22/20 Class Post 1

I would like to hear more of the Soviet Union and their propaganda and political posters. I'm a big fan of John Heartfield and reading and learn about Vavara Stepanova was one of the highlights of the reading from this week. I felt like she had to do a lot with inspiring photomontage artist like Heartfield and his work.

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