Vladimir Andreyevich Faworsky
Vladimir Favorsky ( Russian Владимир Андреевич Фаворский , scientific. Transliteration Vladimir Andreevič Favorskij ; March 2 * . Jul / 14. March 1886 greg. In Moscow ; † 29. December 1964 ) was a Russian artist and rector of 1923-26 WChUTEMAS .
Faworski was best known for the artistic renewal of wood engraving in the 20th century . He worked as a lecturer for graphics at WChUTEMAS, an avant-garde design school in Moscow.
In 1962 Faworski became a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of the USSR and received the Lenin Prize .
His uncle was the chemist Alexei Faworski .
Web links
- Literature by and about Wladimir Andrejewitsch Faworski in the catalog of the German National Library
- Information about the artist and his works (Russian)
- Article Фаворский Владимир Андреевич in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
Commons : Vladimir Andreevich Favorsky - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barbara Kreis: Between "Living Classics", Rationalism and Constructivism. The "Higher Artistic-Technical Workshops" WCHUTEMAS in Moscow 1920–1930 . In: Education in Europe - Teaching and Learning to Design . S. 656 ff .
- ↑ 1962 Lenin Prize Winner for Literature, Art, Science and Technology , In: Neues Deutschland , April 24, 1962, p. 2
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| SURNAME | Faworsky, Vladimir Andreevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Фаворский, Владимир Андреевич (Russian); Favorskij, Vladimir Andreevič (scientific transliteration) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1964 |
| Place of death | Moscow |