The artist's name on the poster is not indicated. By assigning Artist Unknown to a poster it also could mean the artist used a chop mark whereby no signature is seen thus rendering the artist's identity anonymous.

Founded in 1920, Vkhutemas (Higher Art and Technical Studios) was a state school of the arts. Its formation was accomplished via the merger of two previously existing Imperial-era schools: the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and the Stroganov School of Applied Arts. Vkhutemas replaced Svomas (Free State Art Studios), the initial name given to art schools founded by the Soviets shortly after the October Revolution. Vkhutemas offered workshops in graphic design, sculpture, architecture, printing, ...