Olga Zhekulina
| Olga Zhekulina ОÌльга ЖекуÌлина | |
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| Born | 4 October 1900 |
| Died | 5 August 1973 |
| Known for | Painter, puppeteer |
| Patron(s) | Konstantin Yuon, Konstantin Korovin |
Olga Anatolyevna Zhekulina (Russian: ОÌльга ÐнатоÌльевна ЖекуÌлина) (4 October 1900 — 5 August 1973) was a noted Russian painter and one of the famous Soviet puppeteers.[1][2]
She was a member of the Moscow Union of Artists.[3]
Biography
Olga Zhekulina was born in 1900 in a noble family. Originally she received art education in the private studio of the famous Russian artist Konstantin Yuon, where she studied until 1917.
In 1918-1921, she studied at the Free Art Studios of Konstantin Korovin[3] (since 1921 - Vkhutemas). In 1921, she was expelled from Zhekulina Art Workshops for her non-proletarian origin.
Serious creative activity of the artist began at the turn of the 1910s and 20s.[4]
In the 20s Zhekulina participated in the life of the "Fire-color" Association, which also consisted of Arkhipov, Bogorodskiy, Dobuzhinsky, Petrov-Vodkin, Voloshin, and other major artists of the time. The main motives of the artist in painting during this period were - "hut buried in the snow, spring, silver gave summer".[4]
In 1930, she became known for the scenery of "A trivial comedy for serious people" by Oscar Wilde for a branch of the Maly Theater.[3]
After that, she worked for nearly twenty years as the puppet theater artist of the Moscow House of Pioneers.[3]
In the 1950s, She became a member of the Moscow Union of Artists.[5] In the late 1950s Zhekulina working on a major state order: a series of landscapes of the Red Presnya.
In the 1960s, the artist was working on a "Valdai cycle", dedicated to the Russian village.
The artist died in 1973.[5] During her life, the artist created some 200 works.
Family
Her father was a district agronomist, and then a banker. He was repressed.
The older brother Sergey was a professor of psychology. The younger brother Leo was a famous scientist and engineer, author of hundreds of scientific papers. Leo worked with Sergei Korolev.
Works
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Further reading
- Т. Клюева. Ольга Ðнатольевна Жекулина, 1900-1973. СоветÑкий художник, 1977
- Ð’.Г.Ðзаркович. Ð’Ñ‹Ñтавки ÑоветÑкого изобразительного иÑкуÑÑтва: 1954-1958 гг. Сов. художник, 1981
- Ð’.Д.Соловьëв. РуÑÑкие художники Ð¥VIII-ХХ веков. ÐкÑперт-Клуб, 2005
- Ольга Жекулина (1900-1970) / Ðнтикварное обозрение, â„–1. Спб.: 2007
References
- ↑ "â„–39 (693) / ИÑкуÑÑтво и культура / ХудожеÑтвенный дневник / Ð’Ñ‹Ñтавка / Куклы, приÑтные во вÑех отношениÑÑ…". Itogi.ru. 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/20120728171024/http://painters.artunion.ru/2-07.htm. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013. Missing or empty
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