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Smirnov Vladimir Ivanovich (1951 - ...)  Click to play

Lacquer miniature artist.

Born 4.2.1951 in Yuzha (Ivanovo Region).

Member of the Art Union since 1982.

In 1975 he graduated from the Palekh Art School. Smirnov studied under B.M. Nemtinov.

Worked at the PAW since 1975. Director of the Palekh Artel since 1991.

The artist was engaged in wall paintings (frescos of the Pioneers' Palace in Belov, Kemerovo Region).

Participant of different exhibitions since 1979.

Themes of his works: folklore, literature, genre scenes ("The little shepherd", "Fairy-tales of Palekh", "Russian fairy-tales, Russian folk songs, "Pushkin's fairy-tales", "Teadrinking").

Smirnov's works are exhibited in many museums such as the State Museum of Palekh Art, the Ivanovo Region Art Museum, the All-Russia Museum of Decorrative, Applied and Folk Art, the Art Fund of the Russian Federation, the Plyos State History, Architecture and Art Museum-Preserve.

The information about this painter you can find in the book written by E.K. Bratchikova " Palekh miniaturists ".

V.I. Smirnov's works are exhibited in these books:

I. Pirogova L., 1994, PALEKH HISTORY AND MODERN TIME, ISKUSSTVO, ROSKNIGA, Moscow, ISBN 5-210-01301-4:

1. Casket "Russian folk songs" (1991, property of the author), page 114.

V.I. Smirnov's biography: 187, 199.

II. Maxym L., 1997, RUSSIAN LACQUER LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES, Corners of the World Inc., volume I:

V.I. Smirnov's name is mentioned in Lucy Maxym's book, at page 79.

III. Guliayev V., 1989, RUSSIAN LACQUERED MINIATURES, AURORA ART PUBLISHERS, Leningrad:

1. Casket "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" (1981, Museum of Palekh Art), # 145.

IV. Feoktistova T.Ye, 1999, PALEKH ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE THIRD MILLENIUM, OGI, Moscow:

V.I. Smirnov's biography: page 325.

V. Bratchikova Ye. K., 1996, MINIATURISTS OF PALEKH. NAME REFERENCE, RUSSLIT, Moscow, ISBN 5-7739-0001-7, ISBN 5-86508-035-0:

V.I. Smirnov's biography: page 102.

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