Valentina Kulagina

Valentina Kulagina was a Soviet and Russian painter, illustrator, photographer, graphic artist and designer (1902–1987). She was born at Moscow.

Also recorded as Valentina N. Kulagina; Valentina Nikiforovna Kulagina; Valentina Kulagina-Klutsis; Valentina Nikifirovna Kulagina.

Valentina Kulagina in brief

Born
1902
Died
1987
Known for
painter, illustrator, photographer, graphic artist and designer
Place of birth
Moscow
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Valentina N. Kulagina, Valentina Nikiforovna Kulagina, Valentina Kulagina-Klutsis and Valentina Nikifirovna Kulagina. Her recorded language was Russian.

She married Gustavs Klucis.

Career and activity

Valentina Kulagina worked in book design, painting, graphics, photomontage and poster. Her work is associated with Constructivism.

Recognition and collections

Work by Valentina Kulagina is held by Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago.

Women Workers - Strengthen the Shock Brigade, held by Institut Valencià d'Art Modern. Gustav Klutsis and Valentina Kulagina. Dynamic City, dated 1923, lithograph in black on tan wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2009.284.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Institut Valencià d'Art Modern: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Gustav Klutsis and Valentina Kulagina: photography and montage after constructivism, Choice Reviews Online, 2004. Kulagina, Olga Nicolayevna, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Kinetic Energy in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer from Minisodar Measurements, Atmosphere, 2021.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Russian.

The field of work recorded is book design, painting and graphics. The authority associates the name with Constructivism.

Work by Valentina Kulagina is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Museum Ludwig.

Chronology

  1. 1902Valentina Kulagina born at Moscow.
  2. 1923Dynamic City (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1987Valentina Kulagina died at Moscow.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Gustav Klutsis and Valentina Kulagina: photography and montage after constructivism, Choice Reviews Online, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Kulagina, Olga Nicolayevna, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Valentina Kulagina (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Valentina Kulagina.

    open access index · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 10093590-4, Exhibition Gustav Klutis and Valentina Kulagina: Photography and Montage After Contructivism (2004 : New York, NY).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Valentina Kulagina.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q20007151: Valentina Kulagina

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Valentina Kulagina”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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