Ilia Zdanevich

Ilia Mikhailovich Zdanevich (April 21, 1894– December 25, 1975) was a Russian writer and artist associated with the Dada movement. He was born in Tbilisi and died in Paris. In 1919 he adopted the pseudonym Iliazd. Zdanevich's 1923 poster for his and Tristan Tzara's "Soirée du coeur à barbe" [Evening of the bearded heart] is a widely-known example of avant-garde typography and graphic design.

External links

* [http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/iliazd.html Iliazd] at The International Dada Archive, hosted by the University of Iowa.
* [http://www.ischool.washington.edu/tabrooks/163_GIS/2004/Signage.htm Zdanevich's poster for the "Soirée du coeur à barbe" discussed] (scroll down)