Vladimir Yefimovich Tsigal (
Russian: Владимир Ефимович Цигаль; 17 September 1917 4 July 2013) was a Soviet sculptor.
Biography
Vladimir Tsigal was born on 17 September 1917, in
Odesa to a
Jewish family. His father was an engineer named Yefim, and his mother was Adela. He had an older brother named Victor. Tsigal attended the in
Penza from 1927 to 1930. In 1930, his family moved to
Moscow and he began his studies at the
Surikov Art Institute
The Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (russian: Московское училище живописи, ваяния и зодчества, МУЖВЗ) also known by the acronym MUZHZV, was one of the largest educational insti ...
in 1937. He interrupted his studies in 1942 to volunteer in the
Eastern Front of the
World War II.
During World War II, Tsigal served as an artist in the Soviet Navy, working with the
Black Sea and
Baltic Fleets. In 1945 he moved to
Berlin, where he built monuments to the
Red Army with
Lev Kerbel
Lev Yefimovich Kerbel (russian: Лев Ефимович Кербель; – 14 August 2003) was a sculptor of Soviet realist works. Kerbel's creations included statues of Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Yuri Gagarin, which were sent by Soviet Gove ...
. He collaborated in monuments at
Tiergarten among others.
After returning to Moscow in 1946, he resumed his studies at the Surikov Art Institute and received his sculptor diploma in 1948.
He married Elizaveta Ignatskaya and had two children, Alexander (1948) and Tatyana (1951).
Tsigal became a member of the
Artists' Union of the USSR since 1943, the Art Council of the
Ministry of Culture since 1950, and the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
"Hymn of the Bolshevik Party"
, headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow
, general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last)
, founded =
, banned =
, founder = Vladimir Lenin
, newspaper ...
in 1952.
Vladimir Tsigal died in Moscow in and was buried at the
Novodevichy Cemetery
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.
Works
Throughout his career, Tsigal created numerous monumental works that can be found in Russia and other countries. His most famous works include the
monument to Richard Sorge and the monument to Lieutenant General
Dmitry Karbyshev who was killed in a
Nazi concentration camp
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.
Titles and awards
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State Stalin Prize (1950)
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Lenin Prize (1984)
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Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1961)
* (1965)
* (1968)
* (1978)
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Order of the Patriotic War (1985)
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Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1987)
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Order of Friendship of Peoples (1993)
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Order of Honour (2002)
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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2007, 2012)
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Medal "For Courage" (1943)
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Meritorious Activist of Culture (1974)
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Friendship Order (1998)
Gallery
File:Dimitrii michailowitsch karbischew.jpg, Monument to Lieutenant General Dmitry Karbyshev, Mauthausen, Austria
File:Rixard Zorgenin abidəsi (1).jpg, Monument to Richard Sorge, Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
, Azerbaijan
References
External links
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1917 births
2013 deaths
Artists from Odesa
Odesa Jews
Soviet sculptors
Stalin Prize winners
Lenin Prize winners
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Honored Artists of the RSFSR
Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery