Sergei Mikhailovich Orlov (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Орлов; 14 September 1911 – 18 November 1971) was a Soviet painter, ceramicist and sculptor specializing in depicting Russian historical figures.[1][2]
Sergei Orlov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sergei Mikhailovich Orlov September 14, 1911 |
| Died | November 18, 1971 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Known for | Painter, ceramicist and sculptor |
| Notable work | Statue of Yuriy Dolgorukiy |
| Awards | Stalin Prize |
Orlov worked in ceramics and porcelain for decades until his first large-scale commission, the 1954 equestrian statue of Yuri Dolgorukiy on Tverskaya Street, which he won by competition.[3] Other work includes the 1955 monument to Russian explorer Afanasy Nikitin in his medieval home of Tver,[4] a group called "Belorussian Partisan" in a passage in the Belorusskaya (Koltsevaya line) station of the Moscow Metro, and work on the Main Gate of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy.
Sources
edit- ^ "September". Russian Life. 44. Rich Frontier Publishing Company: 16. 2001.
- ^ Cullerne Bown, Matthew (1991). Art Under Stalin. Phaidon. p. 246. ISBN 9780714826059.
- ^ "Founder of Moscow". USSR Information Bulletin. 7. Embassy of the USSR. 1947.
- ^ "Science in Russia". Science in Russia (5–6). Nauka Publishers: 76. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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