''Skulptur'' ( yi, סקולפּטור, 'Sculpture') is a 1921

Yiddish language Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

short book written by

Joseph Chaikov Joseph Moisevich Chaikov ( rus, Иосиф Моисеевич Чайков, also spelled, among other spellings, Tshaykov, Tchaikov, and Tchaikovsky; 1888 – 1979) was a Russian Imperial and Soviet Russian sculptor, graphic designer and teacher of ...

. The book was the first book in

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

on sculpture. In ''Skulptur'', Chaikov advocates

avant-garde The avant-garde (; In 'advance guard' or ' vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') is a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.John Picchione, The New Avant-garde in Italy: Theoretical ...

sculpture as a contribution to a new Jewish art. ''Skulptur'' was published by Melukhe Farlag in

Kiev Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

, and contains 15 pages.Tradition and revolution: the Jewish renaissance in Russian avant-garde art, 1912-1928 Ruth Apter-Gabriel, Israel Museum (1987)
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References

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