The year 1942 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of
Soviet
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and
Russia
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n Fine Arts.
Events
* January 1 — Exhibition «Landscape of our Motherland» was opened in the Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow. Exhibited 188 works of painting and agraphics of 88 authors. The participants were
Pyotr Konchalovsky
Pyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky (''also trans.'' Petr; russian: Пётр Петрович Кончаловский; 21 February 1876 – 2 February 1956) was a Russian and Soviet painter, a member of the Knave of Diamonds group.
Biography
Ear ...
,
Nikolay Krymov
Nikolay Petrovich Krymov (russian: Никола́й Петро́вич Кры́мов; May 2, 1884— May 6, 1958) was a Russian and Soviet painter and art theoretician.
Biography
Krymov was born into an artistic family. He studied ...
,
Alexander Osmerkin
Alexander Alexandrovich Osmerkin (; - June 25, 1953) was a Russian painter, graphic artist, stage designer, and art teacher. He was a member of the Knave of Diamonds avant-garde group, AKhRR, and ''Society of Moscow Artists'' (OMKh) groups. Si ...
,
Konstantin Yuon, and other important Soviet artists.
* January 2 — «The First Exhibition of works by Leningrad artists during the
Great Patriotic War
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltics), and Sout ...
» was opened in the
Leningrad Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg (russian: Санкт-Петербургский Союз художников) was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Le ...
.
[''Выставка "Работы ленинградских художников в дни Великой Отечественной войны".'' М-Л., Искусство, 1942.] In August, the exhibition was shown in Moscow. The participants were
Ivan Bilibin,
Vladimir Konashevich Vladimir Mikhaylovich Konashevich (russian: Владимир Михайлович Конашевич, May 19, 1888, Novocherkassk—February 27, 1963, Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg) was a Russian graphic artist and illustrator. Among his artwork a ...
,
Aleksandr Laktionov,
Vladimir Lebedev,
Vsevolod Lyshev,
Yaroslav Nikolaev
Yaroslav Sergeevich Nikolaev (russian: Ярослав Серге́евич Николаев; April 30, 1899, Šiauliai, Russian Empire — July 1, 1978, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Art worker of Russian Federation (195 ...
, and other important Leningrad artists.
Deaths
* January 29 —
Vladimir Grinberg (russian: link=no, Гринберг Владимир Ариевич), Russian Soviet painter, graphic artist, and art educator. Died of hunger in
blockade Leningrad (b.
1896
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers.
* January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
* January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...
).
* February 2 —
David Zagoskin (russian: link=no, Загоскин Давид Ефимович), Russian Soviet painter, graphic artist, and art educator. Died of hunger in
blockade Leningrad (b.
1900
As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...
).
* February 5 —
Karev Alexei (russian: link=no, Карев Алексей Еремеевич), Russian Soviet painter, graphic artist, and art educator. Died of hunger in
blockade Leningrad (b.
1879
Events January–March
* January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War.
* January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
* Janu ...
).
* February 7 —
Ivan Bilibin (russian: link=no, Билибин Иван Яковлевич), Russian Soviet painter, graphic artist, and art educator. Died of hunger in
blockade Leningrad (b.
1876
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin.
** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol.
* February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs i ...
).
* February 9 —
Nikolai Bublikov (russian: link=no, Бубликов Николай Евлампиевич), Russian Soviet marine painter. Died of hunger in
blockade Leningrad (b.
1871
Events January–March
* January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory.
* January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...
).
* February 19 —
Vasily Fyodorov (russian: link=no, Фёдоров Василий Фёдорович), Russian Soviet painter. Died of hunger in
blockade Leningrad (b.
1894
Events January–March
* January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire.
* January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...
).
* February 23 —
Alexei Pochtenny (russian: link=no, Почтенный Алексей Петрович), Russian Soviet painter and graphic artist. Died of hunger in
blockade Leningrad (b.
1895
Events
January–March
* January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
* January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...
).
* February 25 —
Alexander Savinov
Alexander Ivanovich Savinov (russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Сави́нов, July 17, 1881 – February 25, 1942) was a Russian and Soviet painter and art educator who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (Leningrad). He w ...
(russian: link=no, Савинов Александр Иванович), Russian Soviet painter, graphic artist, and art educator. Died of hunger in
blockade Leningrad (b.
1881
Events
January–March
* January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans.
* January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The C ...
).
* October 18 —
Mikhail Nesterov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (russian: Михаи́л Васи́льевич Не́стеров; – 18 October 1942) was a Russian and Soviet painter; associated with the Peredvizhniki and Mir Iskusstva. He was one of the first exponents of ...
(russian: link=no, Нестеров Михаил Васильевич), Russian Soviet painter, Honored Art worker of Russian Federation (b.
1862
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria.
* January 6 – French intervention in Mexico: French, Spanish and British forces arrive in Veracruz, Mexico.
* January ...
).
*
December 29 —
Nikolai Radlov
Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to:
People Royalty
* Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855
* Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...
(russian: link=no, Радлов Николай Эрнестович), Russian Soviet artist and art critic (b.
1889
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada.
** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the ...
).
Full date unknown
*
Dmitry Kiplik (russian: link=no, Киплик Дмитрий Иосифович), Russian Soviet painter and art educator (b.
1865
Events
January–March
* January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at Broad Street (Manhattan), 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City.
* January 13 – American Civil War : Sec ...
).
Image:Nikolay Radlov by A. Yakovlev (1912).jpg, Nikolai Radlov
Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to:
People Royalty
* Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855
* Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...
Image:Mikhail Nesterov self-portrait.jpeg, Mikhail Nesterov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (russian: Михаи́л Васи́льевич Не́стеров; – 18 October 1942) was a Russian and Soviet painter; associated with the Peredvizhniki and Mir Iskusstva. He was one of the first exponents of ...
Image:1901. Portrait of Ivan Bilibin by B. Kustodiev.jpg, Ivan Bilibin
See also
*
List of Russian artists
This is a list of Russians artists. In this context, the term "Russian" covers the Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and Grand Duchy of Moscow, including ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities living in Ru ...
*
List of painters of Leningrad Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg (russian: Санкт-Петербургский Союз художников) was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Len ...
*
Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg (russian: Санкт-Петербургский Союз художников) was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Le ...
*
Russian culture
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1942 in the Soviet Union
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe co ...
References
Sources
* ''Каталог выставки "Пейзаж нашей родины"''. М., МССХ, 1942.
* ''Выставка "Работы московских художников в дни Великой Отечественной войны".'' М., Государственная Третьяковская галерея, 1942.
* ''Выставка "Работы ленинградских художников в дни Великой Отечественной войны".'' М-Л., Искусство, 1942.
* ''Великая Отечественная война. Каталог выставки.'' М., Комитет по делам искусств при СНК СССР, 1943.
* ''Выставки советского изобразительного искусства. Справочник. Том 3. 1941—1947 годы.'' М., Советский художник, 1973.
* ''Artists of Peoples of the USSR. Biobibliography Dictionary. Vol. 1.'' Moscow, Iskusstvo, 1970.
* ''Artists of Peoples of the USSR. Biobibliography Dictionary. Vol. 2.'' Moscow, Iskusstvo, 1972.
* ''Directory of Members of Union of Artists of USSR. Volume 1,2.'' Moscow, Soviet Artist Edition, 1979.
* ''Directory of Members of the Leningrad branch of the Union of Artists of Russian Federation.'' Leningrad, Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1980.
* ''Artists of Peoples of the USSR. Biobibliography Dictionary. Vol. 4 Book 1''. Moscow, Iskusstvo, 1983.
* ''Directory of Members of the Leningrad branch of the Union of Artists of Russian Federation.'' – Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987.
* ''Персональные и групповые выставки советских художников. 1917-1947 гг.'' М., Советский художник, 1989.
* ''Artists of peoples of the USSR. Biobibliography Dictionary. Vol. 4 Book 2''. – Saint Petersburg: Academic project humanitarian agency, 1995.
* ''Link of Times: 1932 – 1997. Artists – Members of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists of Russia. Exhibition catalogue''. – Saint Petersburg: Manezh Central Exhibition Hall, 1997.
* ''Matthew C. Bown. Dictionary of 20th Century Russian and Soviet Painters 1900-1980s''. – London: Izomar, 1998.
* ''Vern G. Swanson. Soviet Impressionism.'' – Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 2001.
* ''Петр Фомин. Живопись. Воспоминания современников.'' СПб., 2002. С.107.
* ''Время перемен. Искусство 1960—1985 в Советском Союзе.'' СПб., Государственный Русский музей, 2006.
* ''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' – Saint-Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – , .
* ''Anniversary Directory graduates of Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Russian Academy of Arts. 1915 – 2005.'' – Saint Petersburg: Pervotsvet Publishing House, 2007.
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