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Nina Kogan BIOGRAPHY
1887 St Petersburg - 1942. Known for: Painting and children's book illustration.
Kogan was introduced to Kazimir Malevich in 1918 and invited by Marc Chagall to move to Vitebsk in 1919, where she took the introductory course in painting and drawing at the Vitebsk School of Art... Read full biography
Kogan was introduced to Kazimir Malevich in 1918 and invited by Marc Chagall to move to Vitebsk in 1919, where she took the introductory course in painting and drawing at the Vitebsk School of Art from 1919-22. Kogan was an active member of UNOVIS in 1920. Nina choreographed and designed the sets... Read full biography
Kogan was introduced to Kazimir Malevich in 1918 and invited by Marc Chagall to move to Vitebsk in 1919, where she took the introductory course in painting and drawing at the Vitebsk School of Art from 1919-22. Kogan was an active member of UNOVIS in 1920. Nina choreographed and designed the sets and costumes for a tableau vivant called Suprematist Ballet at the Latvian Club in Vitebsk in 1920. She illustrated textbooks and worked as an artist for the Reservoir Committee in Moscow from 1924-26.... Read full biography
Kogan was introduced to Kazimir Malevich in 1918 and invited by Marc Chagall to move to Vitebsk in 1919, where she took the introductory course in painting and drawing at the Vitebsk School of Art from 1919-22. Kogan was an active member of UNOVIS in 1920. Nina choreographed and designed the sets and costumes for a tableau vivant called Suprematist Ballet at the Latvian Club in Vitebsk in 1920. She illustrated textbooks and worked as an artist for the Reservoir Committee in Moscow from 1924-26. Kogan then moved to Leningrad in 1926, where she abandoned Suprematism and returned to realistic art in late 1920s. She curated exhibitions at the Vyborg House of Culture and the Museum of the Revolution in 1926-27 and contributed to the permanent... Read full biography
Kogan was introduced to Kazimir Malevich in 1918 and invited by Marc Chagall to move to Vitebsk in 1919, where she took the introductory course in painting and drawing at the Vitebsk School of Art from 1919-22. Kogan was an active member of UNOVIS in 1920. Nina choreographed and designed the sets and costumes for a tableau vivant called Suprematist Ballet at the Latvian Club in Vitebsk in 1920. She illustrated textbooks and worked as an artist for the Reservoir Committee in Moscow from 1924-26. Kogan then moved to Leningrad in 1926, where she abandoned Suprematism and returned to realistic art in late 1920s. She curated exhibitions at the Vyborg House of Culture and the Museum of the Revolution in 1926-27 and contributed to the permanent exhibition of modern art at the Russian Museum in 1927. She worked under Vladimir Lebedev... Read full biography
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Kogan was introduced to Kazimir Malevich in 1918 and invited by Marc Chagall to move to Vitebsk in 1919, where she took the introductory course in painting and drawing at the Vitebsk School of Art from 1919-22. Kogan was an active member of UNOVIS in 1920.
Nina choreographed and designed the sets and costumes for a tableau vivant called Suprematist Ballet at the Latvian Club in Vitebsk in 1920. She illustrated textbooks and worked as an artist for the Reservoir Committee in Moscow from 1924-26.
Kogan then moved to Leningrad in 1926, where she abandoned Suprematism and returned to realistic art in late 1920s. She curated exhibitions at the Vyborg House of Culture and the Museum of the Revo...But wait, there's more...
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