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Biography |
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1866 |
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Born May 10 in Grodno, Belarus, Russia |
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1898 |
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Bakst, Benois, and Serge Diaghilev founded the group Mir Iskusstva (World of Art) |
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1902 - 1903 |
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Created stage designs for the Hermitage and Aleksandrinskii theatres in St. Petersburg |
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1903 - 1904 |
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Fulfilled several commissions for the Marinskii theatre |
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1906 |
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Became a teacher of drawing at Yelizaveta Zvantseva's private school, where Marc Chagall was one of his students |
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1909 |
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Began his collaboration with Diaghilev, which resulted in the founding of the Ballets Russes, and Bakst serving as the artistic director |
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1912 |
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Settled in Paris, France |
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1924 |
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Died December 27 in Paris, France |
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Also known as Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg |
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