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Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev Biography
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1878
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Born: Astrakhan, Russia
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1893 - 1896
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studied in theological seminary and took private art lessons in Astrakhan from Pavel Vlasov, a pupil of Vasily Perov
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1893 - 1903
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he attended Ilya Repin’s studio at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg
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1903
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married Julia Proshinskaya
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1905 - 1907
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produced illustrations for satirical magazines "Zhupel" (Bugbear) and "Adskaya Pochta" (Infernal Post)
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1909
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elected into Imperial Academy of Arts
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1910
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joined the World of Art Group
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1911
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designed the sets for Ostrovskv's "An Ardent Heart"
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1913
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designed the sets and costumes for The Death of Pazukhin at the Moscow Art Theatre
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1923
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joined the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia
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1927
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Died: Leningrad, Russia
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illustrated many works of classical Russian literature, including Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls, The Carriage, and The Overcoat; Mikhail Lermontov's The Lay of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich, His Young Oprichnik and the Stouthearted Merchant Kalashnikov; and Leo Tolstoy's How the Devil Stole the Peasants Hunk of Bread and The Candle
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Boris Kustodiev and artists of Volga region, KG Gallery, St.Petersburg, Fontanka Embankment |
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