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Pinchuk Veniamin Borisovich Soviet sculptor and teacher

Pinchuk Veniamin Borisovich

Pinchuk Veniamin Borisovich

Biography of Pinchuk Veniamin Borisovich

Veniamin Borisovich Pinchuk (1908-1987) Soviet monumental sculptor, teacher.

Veniamin Pinchuk was born on November 17, 1908 in the village of Goroshki in the Russian Empire.

From 1928 to 1930 he studied at the Moscow VKhUTEIN with Mukhina Vera Ignatievna.

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Ara Sargsyan soviet sculptor

Monument to Hovhannes Tumanyan in Yerevan

Monument to Ara Sargsyan in Yerevan

The story of Ara Sargsyan – a sculptor, the first rector of the Academy of Arts and avenger

It is almost impossible to visit Yerevan and not see the work of the sculptor Ara Sargsyan. In front of one of the most popular places in the city – the building of the Opera and Ballet Theater, there are monuments to two great Armenians – Hovhannes Tumanyan and Alexander Spendiaryan. Both monuments belong to the hand of the famous sculptor, now inappropriately forgotten Ara Sargsyan. Ara Sargsyan embodied his monumental work in Gyumri, over which Mother Armenia proudly towers – a symbol of victory.

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Nikolai Tomsky Soviet sculptor

Nikolai Tomsky Soviet sculptor

Nikolai Tomsky Soviet sculptor

Biography of  Nikolai Tomsky

In 1912 he graduated from a four-year rural school. Since childhood, he was fond of drawing, but then he did not even have to dream of a special art education. Simultaneously with his studies, he helped his father in the field and worked with him in the smithy. When, during the First World War, his father was drafted into the army, Nikolai remained the only worker in the family. From the age of nineteen he took part in the civil war in the ranks of the Red Army. In battles with the White Poles, he was wounded.

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Vuchetich Evgeny Viktorovich

Vuchetich Evgeny Viktorovich

Vuchetich Evgeny Viktorovich

Soviet sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich devoted almost half a century to monumental art. People’s Artist of the USSR, laureate of five Stalin and Lenin Prizes created more than forty sculptural portraits from field marshals of the Russian Empire to the commanders of the Soviet army.

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Konenkov Sergey Timofeevich

Konenkov Sergey Timofeevich with his works

Konenkov Sergey Timofeevich with his works

Sergey Timofeevich Konenkov is a famous Russian and Soviet sculptor, a master of Russian sculpture of Symbolism and Art Nouveau, who rightfully received the title of “Russian Rodin”.

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Eodor Eduardovich Zalkaln

Eodor Eduardovich Zalkaln

Eodor Eduardovich Zalkaln

Biography of Eodor Eduardovich Zalkaln

Eodor Eduardovich Zalkaln (1876-1972) the founder of Latvian sculpture was born into a peasant family on the Zaneiskalnias farm. Zalkalna’s mother loved music and read a lot. The father, an energetic and economic man, was attentive to his son’s hobbies. When little Theodore was 6 years old, he gave him paints and brushes. Parents supported their son’s intention to become an artist.

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Designer Eva Zeisel designer, ceramist and sculptor

Designer Eva Zeisel and her contribution to the development of Russian porcelain

Eva Zeisel, née Striker, is an internationally renowned designer, ceramist and sculptor, born on November 13, 1906. However, she herself did not like the modern word “designer” and preferred to call herself “the creator of things”. Eva lived 105 years and continued to do what she loved until the last day. During her long life, she managed to work in Hungary, Germany, the Soviet Union and the United States, and left a noticeable mark in each of these countries. The dishes that came out of her hands are not just beautiful: they are both delicate and functional. Rounded cups and handles delight the eye with smooth lines and fit comfortably in the hand. You can imagine these products both in a museum and in your home kitchen.

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