Vladimir Andreyevich Favorsky (Russian: Владимир Андреевич Фаворский; March 14, 1886 – December 29, 1964) was a Soviet graphic artist, woodcut illustrator, painter, art critic, muralist, and teacher. He was a People's Artist of the USSR from 1963 and a full member of Soviet Academy of Arts from 1962, as well as of the Four Arts [ru] society.[1]
vladimir, favorsky, vladimir, andreyevich, favorsky, russian, Владимир, Андреевич, Фаворский, march, 1886, december, 1964, soviet, graphic, artist, woodcut, illustrator, painter, critic, muralist, teacher, people, artist, ussr, from, 1963, full, member, soviet. Vladimir Andreyevich Favorsky Russian Vladimir Andreevich Favorskij March 14 1886 December 29 1964 was a Soviet graphic artist woodcut illustrator painter art critic muralist and teacher He was a People s Artist of the USSR from 1963 and a full member of Soviet Academy of Arts from 1962 as well as of the Four Arts ru society 1 Vladimir Favorsky in the 1920s Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBackground editFavorsky was born on March 14 1886 in Moscow Russian Empire His father Andrei Evgrafovich Favorsky 1843 1926 was a prominent lawyer and member of the Imperial Russian Duma Parliament Favorsky s mother Olga Vladimirovna Sherwood was of English descent being the daughter of architect Vladimir Osipovich Sherwood and sister of Vladimir Vladimirovich Sherwood and Leonid Sherwood The chemist Alexey Favorsky was his uncle Among Favorsky s scores are the artwork for The Tale of Igor s Campaign Dante s La Vita Nuova Shakespeare s The Twelfth Night and The Sonnets Pushkin s Boris Godunov and Little Tragedies ru 1830 and Anatole France s Les Opinions de Jerome Coignard 1 He taught at the Moscow School of Painting Sculpture and Architecture one of his notable students was Sattar Bahlulzade 2 Favorsky died on December 29 1964 and is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery See also editList of Russian artistsReferences edit a b Great Soviet Encyclopedia 3rd ed 1977 vol 27 p 178 Aliyev Ziyadkhan 1999 Sattar Bahlulzade The Vibrant Pulse of Nature www azer com Further reading editV Favorsky Collection Moscow 1967 External links editVladimir Favorsky Covers and Illustrations Vladimir Favorsky at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vladimir Favorsky amp oldid 1174922066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,