Sergey Konenkov
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Sergey Konenkov | |
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Сергей Тимофеевич Коненков | |
Russian SFSR , Soviet Union | |
Resting place | Novodevichy Convent |
Nationality | Russian |
Education | Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture |
Alma mater | St. Petersburg Academy of Arts |
Known for | Sculptor |
Spouse | Margarita Ivanovna Vorontsova |
Awards | Golden star of the Hero of Socialist Labour |
Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov, also Sergei Konyonkov (
Early life
Konenkov was born in a
1900-1922 period
He travelled to Italy, France, Egypt, Greece, and Germany.
During the Russian Revolution of 1905 Konenkov was with the workers on the barricades, soon after creating portraits of the heroes of the rebellion in Moscow.
When Konenkov visited the house of the art collector
Konenkov sold three sculptures to Morozov before the war: A pair entitled Torso made of marble with one created by Richard Guinot, Maillol's assistant, and Konenkov wooden carving entitled Young Woman. During the war he sold Morozov two more.[3]
Konenkov supported the
Work in US
In 1922 Konenkov married Margarita Ivanovna Vorontsova, and in 1923 they travelled to the United States to take part in the Russian Art Exhibition,[4] which was held in 1924 at the Grand Central Palace. The trip was supposed to last for a few months, but Konenkov stayed in the States for 22 years, living and working in New York City.
In 1928–1929 the sculptor visited Italy to meet and work on a portrait of the Soviet writer
During the American period, Konenkov created a large body of work focusing on
In 1935 he was commissioned by the
Return to Russia
Under direct orders from
Konenkov created sculptures of
Konenkov received numerous Soviet awards, including the golden star of the Hero of Socialist Labour, the order of Lenin and the title Peoples artist of the USSR.
He is buried in Moscow's Novodevichy Convent.
A street in the Northeastern District of Moscow is named after Konenkov.
Works
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Kore (Russian: Кора), 1912
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Bather (Russian: Купальщица), 1917
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The Poor (Russian: Нищая Братия), 1917
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Konenkov(1909, Tretyakov gallery)
See also
References
- ^ Sergei Konenkov, Marie Turbow Lampard, John E. Bowlt, and Wendy R. Salmond, The Uncommon Vision of Sergei Konenkov, 1874-1971: A Russian Sculptor and His Times, p. 3. Google books
- ^ a b The Uncommon Vision of Sergei Konenkov. p. 5.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-24982-8.
- ^ "The Russian Art Exhibition". Igor Grabar. February 19, 1924 – via Google Books.
- ^ Martin Kettle, "Letters reveal scientist's compromising passion: Einstein's affair with a spy from Moscow; Evidence found in Russia shows that the father of modern physics had a long relationship with a Soviet agent who was trying to extract nuclear secrets while the US was developing the atom bomb," The Guardian, 2 June 1998, p.3.
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (June 1, 1998). "Love Letters By Einstein At Auction". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Dennis Overbye, "New book describes FBI pursuit of Einstein," New York Times News Service, Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 7 May 2002.
- ^ Fred Jerome, The Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover's Secret War Against the World's Most Famous Scientist.
- ^ Philip Marriott, "A Friend of the Einsteins," Moscow News, 22 September 2004.
Further reading
- The Uncommon Vision of Sergei Konenkov, 1874-1971: A Russian Sculptor and His Times. Marie Turbow Lampard (Editor), John E. Bowlt (Editor). Rutgers University Press (1 March 2001). (ISBN 0-8135-2854-2).