Kozhin Mikhail Vladimirovich (1886-1966)

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Kozhin Mikhail Vladimirovich (16aprelya1886-26marta1966) - painter.
From the family of former serfs of the Saratov province, was reared by his uncle, a famous artist of the Maly Theatre, MV Lentovsky.
Art education at the Stroganov School of Industrial Art, specializing theatrical decorative art.
Development of artistic taste and skill contributed to the work in Abramtsevo have Mamontov, where the young artist met with the distinguished theater and painting.
Started as a designer in opera in the "People's House" (Rubinstein's The Demon, opera Arensky's "Dream on the Volga", "Ballet Symphony Grieg, Gounod's opera" Faust "opera Serov" Rogneda).
Together with Korovin MV Kozhin worked at the Bolshoi.
Under the guidance of Academician Soloviev studied architecture and was the project of restoration of monuments of Smolensk Kremlin.
During the Revolution he wrote agitation posters and decorations for agit-productions.
With 1917goda was active party work, not just meeting with Lenin, Lunacharskii, Maxim Gorky.
With 1939goda worked at the Bolshoi and other theaters. (Rimsky-Korsakov's "Snow Maiden")
Award - the Order of Lenin.
Filmography.
1963 - "Big wick" (film almanac), "Uwharrie merchant" (short)
1910 - Peter the Great (short)