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Varvara Stepanova

designer

Russian[1,2] b. 5 November 1894, Kaunas, Lithuania[1,2,3] d. 20 May 1958[4,5,6] active 1910–1958

Varvara Stepanova was a prominent Russian avant-garde artist and designer who significantly contributed to the development of Constructivism. Born in Kaunas (then Kovno) to a peasant family, she studied at the Kazan School of Art where she met her husband and collaborator Aleksandr Rodchenko. She became a key figure in the Moscow artistic community, working as a painter, graphic designer, theorist, and stage set designer. Her work emphasized functional art in service of post-revolutionary Soviet society, including textile designs and theatrical scenery.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]

  • Constructivism
  • Functional Art
  • Textile Design
  • Stage Scenery

Books

  1. Aleksandr Rodchenko, Varvara Stepanova USSR im bau no 5 331
    USSR im bau no 5
    Aleksandr Rodchenko, Varvara Stepanova

Works by Varvara Stepanova

  • 1937 USSR im Bau no 5 Moskau / Leningrad Staatsverlag · book · German Designed by Rodchenko and Stepanova.

References

  1. Varvara Stepanova. Wikipedia link
  2. Varvara Fyodorovna Stepanova. Britannica link
  3. Varvara Fedorovna Stepanova. Museo Thyssen link
  4. Varvara Stepanova. BiographyCentral link
  5. Varvara Fedorovna Stepanova. Arthive link
  6. Varvara Fjodorowna Stepanova. Gmurzynska link
  7. Varvara Stepanova. Design Encyclopedia link