Great-great-grandfather
well-known illustrator. During his life, illustrated by some
100 children's books. I'll tell you about it, I know.
Fedor Stepanovich Rozhankovsky (1891-1970) was born in Mitau (this in Lithuania) in
family headmaster. His father died when Theodore was 5 years old.
Total children in the family were five. Three sons and two daughters Rozhankovsky.
One of the daughters - my great-grandmother.
Three brothers (Stephen, Paul and Theodore) were very talented. All
drawing, all are artists.
Fyodor childhood trying to mimic his elder brothers. His only
dream was to learn to paint like them. One of his first works -
illyustritsii your favorite book "Robinson Crusoe". Fedor was in
Moscow Academy of Fine Arts, but due to World War I
finish school and failed, he entered military service.
After the war, while engaged in Rozhankovsky writing sketches
costumes and sets for operas and theaters in Poland.
Then engaged in illustrating books.
In 1925 he moved to live in
Paris, where he was known by the nickname Rojan.
In 1941 he went to Rozhankovsky States (as we know, there was a war). He
lost all their property, destroyed his house in Paris.
In America, it was waiting for this success. Children's books with his illustrations
disagreed with a bang. And for the book "Courting Lyagushenka" he received in
1956 Kadelkotta medal - an award presented each year for
the best American children's book with pictures. Then bought a new house in Paris, better than ever.
I have his work and his brothers. There will be time - will scan. By the way, Paul, his brother,
was a brilliant watercolorist. In his watercolors, I can watch for hours,
trying to guess how it was possible to create such :-)
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Here's more about him.
http://www.artgallerylavrushin.ru/pa...2f3dca5ecdcd54