Georgi Ivanovich Motovilov
Georgi Ivanovich Motovilov ( Russian Георгий Иванович Мотовилов * June 16 . Jul / 28. June 1882 greg. In Moscow ; † 14. June 1963 ) was a Russian sculptor .
Life
Motovilov, son of the chief surgeon of Moscow's Ekaterina Hospital, graduated from high school with a silver medal and then studied medicine at Moscow University .
Even in his youth, Motovilov was engaged in sculpture at SM Wolnuchin , who created the monument to the first Russian printer Ivan Fyodorov . In 1918 Motovilow began studying at the Moscow Art School Vchutemas with the sculptor ST Konjonkow .
At the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937 Motowilow won a gold medal for his sculpture The Metallurgy .
During the German-Soviet War Motovilov was evacuated to Alatyr , the hometown of the sculptor Stepan Ersja .
As a sculptor, Motovilow was involved in the design of various Moscow subway stations, in particular the stations Elektrosawodskaja ( architect W. G. Helreich , IJ Roschin , opened in 1944), Park Kultury (architect IJ Roschin) and Oktjabrskaja (architect LM Polyakow , opened in 1950) , Prospect Mira (architects WG Helreichen, MA Minkus ) and Komsomolskaja (chief architect AW Shtusev , opened in 1952). At Moscow's Lomonosov University , Motovilow designed the frieze on the facade and the various reliefs . During the construction of the Volga-Don Canal , he headed the sculptor collective for sculptural jewelry.
Motovilov designed gravestones, such as the one for IA Fomin and the one for AN Tolstoy in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery , and he created monuments such as the monument to AN Tolstoy in Moscow (1958), MI Kutuzov in Smolensk (1954), NA Nekrasov in Yaroslavl (1958), AP Chekhov in Yalta and General PW Wolochow in Isjum (1950).
1945–1963 Motovilov held the chair of sculpture at the Moscow State Stroganov Arts and Crafts Academy . He founded the school for monumental decorative sculpture .
Motovilov was buried in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery.
Honors
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor
- Stalin Prize 1st Class (1950) for the bas-relief The founders and leaders of the Soviet state VI Lenin and JV Stalin
literature
- Exhibition catalog The sculptor Georgi Iwanowitsch Motowilow . Vsekochudoschnik, Moscow 1934 (Russian).
- Exhibition catalog Kuprin, Alexander Wasiljewitsch and Motowilow, Georgi Iwanowitsch - factory exhibition Moscow 1956 . Moscow 1957 (Russian).
- Georgi Iwanowitsch Motowilow (Russian, accessed March 23, 2016).
- GI Motowilows sculptures (Russian, accessed March 23, 2016).
- Sergei Popov: Return of a Master (Russian, accessed March 23, 2016).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Motowilow, Georgi Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Мотовилов, Георгий Иванович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1963 |
| Place of death | Moscow |