Died People's Artist of USSR Andrei Vasnetsov

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He died the national artist of USSR, Andrei Vasnetsov, great-grandson of the famous Viktor Vasnetsov
December 7, 2009, 19:05

Artist Andrei Vasnetsov, representative of the famous artistic dynasty and one of the founders of the "severe style", died on Sunday at the 86-th year after a long illness. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to Rossiyskuyu Academy of Arts. Note that the great-grandfather was Andrew Vasnetsov Viktor Vasnetsov - famous creator of "Alyonushka" and "Three heroes", which many consider a symbol of Russia's culture.

Andrei Vasnetsov funeral will be held in the church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi on Wednesday. Then the artist will be buried at the Vvedenskoye cemetery where lie the remains of his great-grandfather.

Andrei Vasnetsov - creator of mosaics on the facade of the cinema and concert hall "October" on Novy Arbat in Moscow, as well as decorative lamps facade of the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky's Tver Boulevard. In addition, the artist developed the design of Russia's embassy in Bonn as a mosaic of the Man and the press "in the interior of the building of the newspaper" Izvestia "was awarded the USSR State Prize (jointly with N. Andronov).

From 1988 to 1992 he headed the Union of Artists of the USSR.

Andrei Vasnetsov was a member of Russia Academy of Arts, People's Artist of USSR and Russia, the RF President Prize laureate, a professor who taught drawing at the Moscow State Academy of Printing.

Vasnetsov's works are represented in major museum collections, including the Tretyakov Gallery and the Russian Museum, they are the property of many museums in Russia, foreign, domestic and private collections