Gustav Klutsis

Photographer
BIRTHDAY
January 4,1895
Birthplace
Latvia
Age
Feb 26,1938,age 43
Birth Sign
Capricorn
BIRTHDAY
January 4,1895 (age Feb 26,1938,age 43)
Birthplace
Latvia

About

Pioneering photographer and member of the Constructivist avant-garde in the early 20th century.

Before Fame

He was drafted into the Russia Army and served as a Latvian rifleman.

Trivia

He is best known for his Soviet revolutionary and Stalinist propaganda.

Family Life

His wife and collaborator was Valentina Kulagina.

Associated With

Despite his loyalty to the party, he was executed by Joseph Stalin.