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Painter, graphic artist, teacher, writer on art. Father of artist Alexander Gritsai (1950–1988). Born in St Petersburg (1914) in the family of a mathematics teacher called Mikhail Gritsai who was kil...
Painter, graphic artist, illustrator, teacher. Born in the Ukrainian town of Elizavetgrad (now Kirovohrad) in the family of a mechanic called Dmitry Pokarzhevsky (1889). Studied under Feodosy Kozachi...
Painter, graphic artist, illustrator, teacher. Born in the family of Alexander Igoshev at their farmhouse near the village of Askino in Bashkiria (1921). Moved with his family to Verkhnyaya Tura in S...
Painter, graphic artist, illustrator, poster designer. Born in the Ukrainian town of Elizavetgrad (now Kirovohrad) in the family of Vasily Gershanik (1898). Attended secondary school in Elizavetgrad ...
Painter, graphic artist, applied artist. Born in the family of Jacob Reitzer in Vilna in Lithuania (1902). Graduated as a dressmaker from trade school (1917). Drew posters and stage sets for amateur ...
Graphic artist, painter, illustrator, poster and book designer. Born in the Latvian port of Libava (now Liep?ja) in the family of naval engineer and amateur artist Valerian Voishvillo (1907). Moved w...
Graphic artist, poster designer, illustrator. Born in the family of Nikodim Voronetsky (1884). Worked in Rostov-on-Don under the pseudonyms of “A. V.” and “A. Kolyuchy” (1918–28). Illustrated the Don...
Graphic artist, poster designer, illustrator. Born in the family of Bogdan Zavyalov (1887). Drew satirical illustrations for magazines (1920s–30s). Designed propaganda posters and dominoes (1936–37)....
Sculptress, painter, draughtswoman. Born to Innokenty Suvorov and Sofia Zalikovskaya in Leningrad (1931). Lived at 41 Pesochnaya (now Professor Popov) Street on the Petrograd Side (1931–42). Evacuate...
Sculptor, graphic artist, poet, writer. Born in the family of a collective farmer and amateur wood carver called Tazi Gadati in the village of Surkh-Digora near Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz) in Nor...