Russian History in Works by Students of the Academy’s Moscow Art Lyceum: Exhibition at the State History Museum


June 17 – June 29, 2014
The State History Museum
1 Red Square, Moscow

The State History Museum presents the exhibition “Russian History in Works by Students of the Academy’s Moscow Art Lyceum timed to the 75th anniversary of the Lyceum. The exposition showcases works devoted to Russian history from the Golden Fund of the Lyceum’s museum as well as by today’s students.

The Lyceum’s students continue the academic traditions. Various in style and manner their works are united not only by the historical theme, but also by their love of the Motherland. On display are watercolors for poems by Alexander Pushkin, a series of illustrations to the Tale of Igor’s Campaign, The Silver Knight by Alexey Tolstoi, battles of the War of 1812, siege of Pskov, folk festivities, religious holidays, the change of the architectural image of Moscow in the cityscapes,  plain air works depicting the Russian province and many others.  

The Moscow  State Academy Art Lyceum was set up in 1939 on the initiative of prominent figures of Russian culture: academicians I. Grabar, V. Baksheev, P. Konchalovski,  D. Moor,  S. Gerasimov, P. Sokolov-Skalya, K. Yuon; People’s Artists of the USSR V. Barsova, V. Kachalov, A. Yumashev;  the Arctic explorers E. Krenkel, E. Fedorov, P. Shirshov. It was named  Moscow Secondary Art  School. In 1951 the School  through a decree of the USSR Art Committee became a division of the USSR Academy of Arts (now Russian Academy of Arts).Among its alumni are such noted artists of world reputation  as V. Ivanov, P. Ossovski, V. Sidorov, V. Stozharov, A. Tkachev, O. Tselkov, T. Nazarenko,  M. Dronov, A. Shmarinov and many others.





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