Anniversary Art Exhibition (Leningrad, 1957)
 Anniversary Art Exhibition catalog cover | |
| Native name | Выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1957 года |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 October 1957 |
| Venue | State Russian Museum |
| Location | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Also known as | Anniversary Art Exhibition of the Leningrad Artists, 1957 |
| Type | Art exhibit |
| Participants | See list |
The Anniversary Art Exhibition (Leningrad, 1957) (in full the Anniversary Art Exhibition of the Leningrad Artists, 1957 – Russian: Выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1957 года), dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution (Russian: 1917–1957. Выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1957 года), was one of the most significant events of Soviet art history in the 1950s and in the whole of early Khrushchev Thaw. The exhibition took place in the State Russian Museum.
History and Organization
The Anniversary Art Exhibition was opened on 3 October 1957. Its organization and preparation was carried out by a specially formed exhibition committee of 39 authoritative art experts. An exhibition catalog was published.[1] The exhibition displayed 1,750 works by painters, sculptors, graphics, masters of arts and crafts, and theater and cinema artists. It was attended by 600 Leningrad artists.
Contributing Artists
In the Department of Painting, the exhibition's largest section, the works of 269 artists were displayed. The artists were
In the Department of Sculpture the works of 113 sculptors were exhibited, while in the Department of Graphics the creations of 117 artists were displayed.
Contributed Artworks
Many of the artworks were specifically created in 1957 for the exhibition, and some earlier works were also displayed. All of the pieces were exhibited in the first time. Some of them were subsequently shown in the collections of other Soviet art museums, as well as in domestic and foreign galleries and collections.
Historical genre: this included Lenin in Gorki by
Portraits: these included Egyptian by Mikhail Anikushin, Lithuanian Fisherman by Engels Kozlov, Portrait of the Best Milkmaid, E. Rusova by Nina Veselova, Portrait of Mother by Gevork Kotiantz, Olya by Samuil Nevelshtein, Portrait of the Conductor E. A. Mravinsky by Lev Russov, Portrait of S. V. Obraztsov by Solomon Epshtein, A Boy, Sketch by Mikhail Tkachev, University Embankment by Gleb Savinov , A. Chekhov by Lia Ostrova, and Portrait of Artist V. F. Zogonek by Boris Korneev.[4]
Genre painting: this included On the Neva River by Leonid Baykov, A Hot Day by Olga Bogaevskaya, A Waiting by Maya Kopitseva, A. M. Gorky and F. I. Shaliapin by Piotr Buchkin, Waiting by Maya Kopitseva, At the Rest, In Bulgaria Vladimir Chekalov, Before the May Day Victor Teterin, On the Bridge by Mikhail Natarevich, A Warm Day by Anatoli Levitin, Awakening by Andrei Mylnikov, At the Toy Shop Lev Orekhov, and To the Village by Boris Lavrenko.[5]
Landscape and cityscape: this included Industrial Lights by
Still life paintings: these included Still Life by Evgenia Antipova, Bellflowers and Lilac by Irina Baldina, Peaches and Pears by Victor Teterin, Irises, Still Life by Sergei Zakharov, Mushrooms by Maria Davidson, Primula by Gleb Verner, and a series of still lifes by Gevork Kotiantz.[7]
Coverage
The exhibition was widely covered in the press[8][9][10] and in literature on Soviet fine art.[11][12][13]
See also
- Fine Art of Leningrad
- Leningrad School of Painting
- 1956 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
- Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
- Socialist realism
References
- ^ 1917 — 1957. Выставка произведений ленинградских художников. Каталог. Л., Ленинградский художник, 1958.
- ^ 1917 — 1957. Выставка произведений ленинградских художников. Каталог. Л., Ленинградский художник, 1958.
- ^ 1917 — 1957. Выставка произведений ленинградских художников. Каталог. Л., Ленинградский художник, 1958.
- ^ 1917 — 1957. Выставка произведений ленинградских художников. Каталог. Л., Ленинградский художник, 1958.
- ^ 1917 — 1957. Выставка произведений ленинградских художников. Каталог. Л., Ленинградский художник, 1958.
- ^ 1917 — 1957. Выставка произведений ленинградских художников. Каталог. Л., Ленинградский художник, 1958.
- ^ 1917 — 1957. Выставка произведений ленинградских художников. Каталог. Л., Ленинградский художник, 1958.
- ^ Никифоровская И. Итоги большой творческой работы // Вечерний Ленинград. 1957, 10 октября.
- ^ Бродский В. Жизнеутверждающее искусство. // Ленинградская правда, 1957, 11 октября.
- ^ К новым большим свершениям // Ленинградская правда. 1958, 12 января.
- ^ Художники народов СССР. Биобиблиографический словарь. Т. 1-4.. М., Искусство, 1970-1995.
- ^ Выставки советского изобразительного искусства. Справочник. Том 5. 1954—1958 годы. М., Советский художник, 1981. С.385-387.
- ^ Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.- Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.391.
Sources
- 1917 — 1957. Выставка произведений ленинградских художников. Каталог. Л., Ленинградский художник, 1958.
- Никифоровская И. Итоги большой творческой работы // Вечерний Ленинград. 1957, 10 октября.
- Бродский В. Жизнеутверждающее искусство. // Ленинградская правда, 1957, 11 октября.
- К новым большим свершениям // Ленинградская правда. 1958, 12 января.
- Выставки советского изобразительного искусства. Справочник. Том 5. 1954—1958 годы. М., Советский художник, 1981. — с.385-387.
- Справочник членов Ленинградской организации Союза художников РСФСР. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1980.
- Художники народов СССР. Биобиблиографический словарь. Т.1-4. М., Искусство, 1970-1995
- Справочник членов Союза художников СССР. Том 1,2. — М: Советский художник, 1979.
- Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.391. ISBN 978-5-901724-21-7
- Юбилейный Справочник выпускников Санкт-Петербургского академического института живописи, скульптуры и архитектуры имени И. Е. Репина Российской Академии художеств. 1915—2005. Санкт Петербург, «Первоцвет», 2007.
