The Michael Goldberg Collection

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2026-09-02 09:00:00 2026-09-02 09:00:00 America/New_York Fleischer's Auctions Fleischer's Auctions : The Michael Goldberg Collection https://bid.fleischersauctions.com/auctions/fleischers-auctions/the-michael-goldberg-collection-23434 An eclectic and wide-ranging catalog celebrating the collection of Michael Goldberg, a prominent figure in Columbus business and civic life. The sale encompasses fine and decorative art, vintage posters, rare books, Judaica, sports collectibles, and early Americana. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com

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Lot 272

[WWII, PROPAGANDA] 1941 "Slit Trenches - Reliable Shelter" Soviet Poster

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Александр Викторович Васильев (1913-1976) [Alexander Viktorovich Vasilyev], designer

ЩЕЛИ - ТРАНШЕИ - НАДЕЖНОЕ УКРЫТИЕ / ОТ ОСКОЛКОВ И ВЗРЫВНОИ ВОЛНЫ [SLIT TRENCHES - RELIABLE SHELTER / AGAINST SHRAPNEL AND BLAST WAVES]

Typolithography on paper

Leningrad, Soviet Union

ИЗОРАМ [IZORAM (Art Workshops for Working Youth)]

1941

Approx. 17 x 24 1/4

A Soviet World War II propaganda poster encouraging citizens to build and utilize slit trenches. The artist shows a family safely tucked in an underground trench while a bomb detonates aboveground, destroying the landscape.

Though best known as an architect, Vasilyev was a prolific poster designer during the War, winning 1st nd 2nd prizes in an anti-fascist poster competition run by the Arts Department of the Leningrad City Executive Committee.

[Soviet Art, Soviet Propaganda, Soviet Union, Posters, Ephemera]

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The Michael Goldberg Collection

[WWII, PROPAGANDA] 1941 "Slit Trenches - Reliable Shelter" Soviet Poster

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