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Verbov Mikhail
(9) 10.12.1896-04.04.1996 Born in Yekaterinoslav (Dnepropetrovsk). He studied law in Petrograd University and painting at the Repin. Shot to fame portraitist (Sobinov, Bunin, Grechaninov). He emigrated to France in 1924. Moved to U.S. in 1933. Vice President of Professional League of American painters, wrote to celebrities and members of royal families around the world.
Began law student at the Petrograd University, but then went to the Academy of Arts. Revolution and civil war, throwing him to Tashkent, where he was director of the Tashkent Museum of Art. In 1924 he travels abroad. List of his artistic inspiration includes kings and politicians, farmers and fishermen. Known as the "painter of kings". Works M. Werbowy can be found in museums of many countries. In 1973 Verbov was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Fine Sciences in Rome. He taught painting at Columbia University in New York and other universities. His contribution in his portrait 56 subscribers Declaration of Independence of the United States of America to the 200-year anniversary was marked by President Ford. In 1988, he was introduced to the House of Fame the Congress of Russian Americans.
Presidential Decree dated October 17, 1995 N 1051
"On awarding the Order of Friendship Werbowy MA"
For a great contribution to the development of Russian art award the Order of Friendship Werbowy Mikhail Aleksandrovich - the artist, the United States of America.
President of Russia
Yeltsin
Moscow Kremlin
October 17, 1995
N 1051
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Sawa Yamshchikov: And when I began to publish abroad, had the opportunity to become acquainted with the most recent student Ilya Yefimovich. We Mikhail Alexandrovich Werbowy met in New York when he was 95 years old. Stunning man who before his departure in the twenties of Russia have already had this name. In the Tretyakov Gallery kept his brush portrait I. Ostroukhov. And much in America, he wrote so much and so many - there have been no major representative of the Russian emigration from Kerensky, no American president or a famous American singer and actor, whom he would not be captured. For example, he talked about how the IA Bunin wrote: "I knew that the master of - people are not very digestible and flexible, and of his most recent financial opportunities a lot of food, fish, a good buy, and vodka. And at the hour of his enough, he was placid. During this time I had a basis to write, but when he began to bear all and all, I have worked on enhancements. (c)
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