September 01, 2006
Queens, N.Y. -
St. John’s University’s Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery with
funding provided by the New York Council for the Humanities, is
proud to display Darker Shades of Red: Official Soviet Propaganda
from the Cold War. The exhibit is drawn from the private collection
of Gary Hollingsworth, a Florida-based art restorer who traveled
extensively in the former Soviet Union. The collection which will
be on display from September 13th through November 5th is a
striking collection of propaganda posters, and assorted Soviet
artifacts from the Cold War period in USSR. An opening reception
will take place on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 from 11:00 a.m. to 1
p.m. The exhibit and reception are both free of charge and
accessible to the disabled.
The exhibit provides a rare opportunity to revisit the Cold War
era through the exploration of the Soviet Union’s official imagery.
Strikingly graphic in its socialist imagery, the collection reveals
the economic, social and political ideology of the Soviet Union
from the 1940’s to 1991.
Gallery Director and Curator Parvez Mohsin, stated “By viewing
these artifacts from the Soviet Union, we begin to better
understand the values and goals of this distinct socio-political
phenomenon. I hope this exhibition will contribute and encourage
further discourses between art and social history.”
Darker Shades of Red: Official Soviet Propaganda from the Cold
War may be viewed during gallery hours, Tuesday through Thursday
from 10 a.m.-5p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Saturday from 12 to
5 p.m.
For further information, please call the St. John’s University
art gallery at (718) 990-7476. Media inquiries Dominic
Scianna, Director of Media Relations, St. John’s University at
(718) 990-6185 or sciannad@stjohns.edu.
Note
Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in
this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National
Endowment for the Humanities or St. John’s University.