Yuliy Abramovich Ganf () (8 June 1898 – 21 May 1973) was a Soviet Russian graphic artist, a

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

, especially known for his satirical cartoons in the ''

Krokodil ''Krokodil'' ( rus, Крокодил, p=krəkɐˈdʲil, a= Ru-крокодил.ogg, ) was a satirical magazine published in the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1922 as the satirical supplement to the '' Workers' Gazette'' (called simply «При� ...

'' magazine. He was furthermore active as a caricaturist, illustrator and poster designer.

Life and career

Yuliy Ganf was born in the city of

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(present-day

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). He studied in the ''Art Shop'' of

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in 1917–1920 and in VKhUTEMAS (''The Higher Artistic and Technical Shops'') in 1922–1924. In 1920s, he produced political caricatures for

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-based magazines and newspapers: ''Krasny Perets'', '' Bezbozhnik'', ''

'', ''

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'', illustrated books published for Detgiz (''The State Publishing House of Children's Literature of the Ministry of Education of

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''). He was the author of many political slogans in 1930s. In 1945, he was granted the title of Honoured Artist of RSFSR, and in 1964 was named a

. In 1970, he was awarded the golden ''Fighter for Peace'' medal at the International Exhibition "Satire in Fight for Peace". Yuliy Ganf died in

. The artworks of Ganf are exhibited in several museums of art throughout Russia and

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: Tver Museum of Art, Yekaterinburg Museum of Art, Lugansk Museum of Art, Yerevan Armenia Art Gallery, the

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and other collections.

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1898 births 1973 deaths Vkhutemas alumni National University of Kharkiv alumni Russian caricaturists Russian cartoonists Russian editorial cartoonists Russian graphic designers Russian illustrators Russian poster artists Russian satirists Ukrainian graphic designers Ukrainian caricaturists Ukrainian cartoonists Ukrainian editorial cartoonists Ukrainian illustrators Ukrainian poster artists Ukrainian satirists People's Artists of the USSR (visual arts) Artists from Poltava {{cartoonist-stub