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Identity, Site Design & Development

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SHERA Project Team

Margaret Samu, Natasha Kurchanova and Yelena Kalinsky

A note on the type

The primary typeface is Source Sans Pro by Paul D. Hunt. The secondary typeface is Courier.

Site images

  • Girl with Peaches

    Girl with Peaches
    by Valentin Serov (1865-1911)

    Oil on canvas; 1887; 91 x 85 cm. State Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow.

  • Hali Main Carpet

    Hali Main Carpet
    by Unknown artist

    Chodor weaving; no later than 19th century; 192 x 270 cm. Northeast Caspian Coast Region, Turkmenistan.

  • Fabric Design

    Fabric Design
    by Varvara Stepanova (1894-1958)

    Sketch for textile design, 1924. Private Collection © Aleksandr Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova Archive, Moscow.

  • Archangel Gabriel

    Archangel Gabriel
    by Unknown Artist

    Mosaic on the Eastern apse of the Catholicon; 12th century, heavily restored in the 16th century. Monastery of Gelati, Imereti region of Georgia. Photo: Dror Maayan.

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  • Shukhov Radio Tower

    Shukhov Radio Tower
    by Aleksandr Rodchenko (1891-1956)

    Gelatin silver print; 1929; 21.6 x 29.5 cm. Private Collection © Aleksandr Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova Archive, Moscow.

  • Fabric Design

    Fabric Design
    by Varvara Stepanova (1894-1958)

    Sketch for textile design, 1924. Private Collection © Aleksandr Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova Archive, Moscow.