Nicolay Paskevich

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Nicolay Paskevich
Mykolas Paškevičius
Anaheim, Orange County, California
NationalityRussian
Alma materVitebsk Art School
Academy of Arts, Leningrad
AwardsOrder of the Red Banner of Labour
1940

Nicolay Paskevich (Russian: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Paskevich, Lithuanian: Mykolas Paškevičius, born: 18 August 1907 in Riga, Latvia, died: 19 May 2003) was a Russian painter working mostly in ink, acrylic, and pastel, exhibiting an interest in action, power, music, and western motifs.[1][2][3] Paskevich was the recipient of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.[4]

Biography

Paskevich was born in Riga, Latvia in 1907.[5] His father was from Belarus, his mother was from Vilnius.[6] In 1914, his family moved to

Ona Dokalskaitė, then known as Galina Alfonsovna Dokalskaya.[4][8]

When the Germans occupied Minsk at the beginning of

USSR and dined at the Kremlin with Joseph Stalin.[4] In 1944, he fled the war again and arrived in Bavaria, where he and his family were given shelter by the Americans in a Displaced Persons' Camp. In 1949 the Paskevich family emigrated to the United States.[5] He settled in New York City
and started working for the City Services. Later Paskevich moved in the field of commercial art.

In 1994, Paskevich published his autobiography Mykolas Paškevičius.[9]

Exhibitions

Notable works

  • Kaminkrėtys, 1945
  • Liberation, 1947
  • Portrait of a Young Woman, 1954
  • Swan Lake, 1965
  • Indian attack, 1975, 1988
  • Be content, 1991

References

  1. ^ "Mykolas Paskevicius (1907 - 2003)". Ancient Times. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ Zurlys, Arunas (August 2000). "City museum opening dress rehearsal". Druskonis.
  3. ISBN 0953206106
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  4. ^ a b c Hicks, Jerry (20 January 1998). "Couple's Artistic Outlook Framed by Life Under Stalin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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    ISSN 0024-5089
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  6. ^ Darbininkas, vol. LXXXVII, Nr. 6 (16), June 2003, p.5, article "Mire dailininkas Mykolas Paskevicius" [Artist Mykolas Paskevicius died](retrieved January 31, 2019)
  7. ^ "MICHAEL PAŠKEVIČIUS (1907)". Lietuvos Iselvijos Dailies. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Mission Welcomes Artist Nicolay Paskevich; Launches Art for Preservation Gallery". Resource Library Magazine. Mission San Juan Capistrano. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  9. ISBN 9780961775698
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  10. ^ "Art Calendar - Orange County". Orange Coast: 187. March 1998.
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