Open AccessJoining Forces for the Art of the Homeland: The Jahrbuch für bildende Kunst in den Ostseeprovinzen (1907–1913) from the Perspectives of Artistic Collaboration, Visual Documentation, Design and Typography
Author(s) -
Kristiāna Ābele
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta academiae artium vilnensis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
0eISSN - 2783-6843
pISSN - 1392-0316
DOI - 10.37522/aaav.101.2021.69
Subject(s) - typography , yearbook , context (archaeology) , documentation , visual arts , homeland , representation (politics) , scope (computer science) , architecture , interpretation (philosophy) , art , art and design , art history , library science , history , computer science , archaeology , political science , politics , law , programming language
The article is the first attempt to give a focused analysis of the annual art and architecture periodical Jahrbuch für bildende Kunst in den Ostseeprovinzen that was published by the Riga Society of Architects in 1907–1913 (since 1911 as Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst in den Ostseeprovinzen). The main aspects of interpretation include the aesthetic programme of this yearbook and a chronology of its implementation, prehistory, models and context, qualities of design and typography, identity of designers, highlights of the visual and textual content, scope of and gaps in national and regional representation, as well as influence on other initiatives in the field of art periodicals.