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I was born on 23 November 1890 in a village in the province of Smolensk. Grew up in Smolensk, in the home of my grandfather, a cap-maker. Completed secondary school there. At the age of 15 I started earning money by giving drawing lessons. Passed the entrance examination of the art academy in Leningrad but, being a Jew, was not admitted due to the restricted percentage.
— El Lissitsky
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About El Lissitsky
Lazar Markovich Lissitzky Лазарь Маркович Лисицкий (November 23, 1890 – December 30, 1941), more famous as El Lissitzky Эль Лисицкий, was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer, and architect. He was an active protagonist of Russian Constructivism.
About El Lissitsky
Lazar Markovich Lissitzky Лазарь Маркович Лисицкий (November 23, 1890 – December 30, 1941), more famous as El Lissitzky Эль Лисицкий, was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer, and architect. He was an active protagonist of Russian Constructivism.
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