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1927 Moscow, Russia - 1998 Moscow, Russia. Known for: Modernist painting, graphic art, book illustration, labor camp drawings.
Born on 1 February 1927 in Moscow, Boris Sveshnikov was an artist, graphic artist and book illustrator. In 1945 he was awarded a place at the Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. In 1946... Read full biography
Born on 1 February 1927 in Moscow, Boris Sveshnikov was an artist, graphic artist and book illustrator. In 1945 he was awarded a place at the Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. In 1946 he was arrested on charges of being a member of an anti-Soviet terrorist organization. At the age of... Read full biography
Born on 1 February 1927 in Moscow, Boris Sveshnikov was an artist, graphic artist and book illustrator. In 1945 he was awarded a place at the Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. In 1946 he was arrested on charges of being a member of an anti-Soviet terrorist organization. At the age of 19 and after a year in prison, Sveshnikov was forced into seven years in labour camp followed by a period of exile in Ukhta in the far north of the USSR. The heavy and debilitating work while at the... Read full biography
Born on 1 February 1927 in Moscow, Boris Sveshnikov was an artist, graphic artist and book illustrator. In 1945 he was awarded a place at the Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. In 1946 he was arrested on charges of being a member of an anti-Soviet terrorist organization. At the age of 19 and after a year in prison, Sveshnikov was forced into seven years in labour camp followed by a period of exile in Ukhta in the far north of the USSR. The heavy and debilitating work while at the camp was to permanently ruin the young man’s health. While in exile, he maintained contact with his friends Lev Kropivnitsky and Arkady Shteinberg. In 1954 Sveshnikov was sent into further exile in Tarusa in the Kaluga region, where his friend Arkady... Read full biography
Born on 1 February 1927 in Moscow, Boris Sveshnikov was an artist, graphic artist and book illustrator. In 1945 he was awarded a place at the Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. In 1946 he was arrested on charges of being a member of an anti-Soviet terrorist organization. At the age of 19 and after a year in prison, Sveshnikov was forced into seven years in labour camp followed by a period of exile in Ukhta in the far north of the USSR. The heavy and debilitating work while at the camp was to permanently ruin the young man’s health. While in exile, he maintained contact with his friends Lev Kropivnitsky and Arkady Shteinberg. In 1954 Sveshnikov was sent into further exile in Tarusa in the Kaluga region, where his friend Arkady Shteinberg had already settled. Following Stalin's death and the 20th Communist Party Conference, Sveshnikov was reinstate... Read full biography
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About Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov: Keywords
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Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Added Description
- •Drawing Specialty
- •Imprisoned Artist: Wars and/or Political Reasons
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Russian