Volkov Boris Ivanovich

Volkov Boris Ivanovich
Biography
Volkov Boris Ivanovich (13 (26) .3.1900, Moscow, – 23.12.1970, ibid.), Soviet theater artist, People’s Artist of the USSR (1965). Studied at the Stroganov School (1913-18) under F.F. Tatlin, DP Shterenberg and others. OST member. In 1924-40, the chief artist of the theater.

Sketch of scenery for opera by Tikhon Khrennikov ‘In storm.’ The Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theater. Moscow. 1939
MGSPS (now named after the Mossovet), in 1941-49 – the Musical Theater named after. K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, since 1951 – the Maly Theater. Volkov’s early works were influenced by constructivism (“Storm” by Bill-Belotserkovsky, 1925, MGSPS Theater).
In subsequent years, Volkov turned to a combination of voluminous and picturesque scenery, assigned an important role to the lyrical landscape. Among the works of V.: “The Taras Family” Kabalevsky (1951; USSR State Prize, 1952) – at the Musical Theater. K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko; “Green Street” by Surov (1948; State Prize of the USSR, 1949), “Second Love” by Maltsev and Venkstern (1950; State Prize of the USSR, 1951) – at the Moscow Art Theater. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and medals.

Sketch of scenery for opera by I.I. Dzerzhinsky ‘Quiet Flows the Don.’ The Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theater. Moscow. 1936
Performances designed by Volkov Boris Ivanovich at the Maly Theater:
- 1950 – “The Snow Maiden” by A. N. Ostrovsky
- 1951 – “Guilty without guilt” by A. N. Ostrovsky
- 1952 – Freedom Road by G. Fast
- 1952 – “Northern Dawns” by N.N. Nikitin
- 1953 – “When the spears break” by N.F. Pogodin
- 1953 – “Port Arthur” by I.F. Popov and A.N. Stepanov
- 1955 – “Wings” by A.E. Korneichuk
- 1955 – “Macbeth” by W. Shakespeare
- 1956 – “The Power of Darkness” by Leo Tolstoy
- 1957 – “Ghosts” by G. Ibsen
- 1958 – “Why the stars smiled” by A.E. Korneichuk
- 1959 – “Testament” S. A. Ermolinsky
- 1960 – “Song of the Wind” by A.L. Weizler and A.N. Misharin (jointly with V.A., Klotz)
- 1960 – “Autumn Dawns” by V. I. Blinov
- 1961 – “The Poachers” by E. Rannet
- 1961 – “Honesty” A. V. Sofronov
- 1961 – “Spring Thunder” by D. I. Zorin
- 1962 – “The Thunderstorm” by A. N. Ostrovsky
- 1963 – “Woe from Wit” by A.S. Griboyedov
- 1963 – “They are waiting for us somewhere” by A.N. Arbuzov
- 1964 – “Diary Page” by A.E. Korneichuk
- 1965 – “Smart Things” by S.Ya. Marshak
- 1966 – “White Clouds” by V. I. Blinov
- 1967 – “John Reed” by E.R. Simonov
- 1968 – “My Friends” by A.E. Korneichuk
- 1968 – “The Old Man” by M. Gorky
- 1968 – “Fathers and Sons” by I.S. Turgenev
- 1970 – “Recognition” by S.A. Dangulov
- 1971 – “The Wedding of Krechinsky” by A.V. Sukhovo-Kobylin

Sketch of decoration for the opera by S. Vasilenko ‘Suvorov’. 1942

Sketch of decoration for the opera by D.Kobalevsky ‘In fire’. 1943