Shirokov, Iurii Aleksandrovich, compiler

Vostok v tvorchestve narodnogo khudozhnika SSSR Vladimira Andreevicha Favorskogo: sbornik materialov i katalog vytavki [The East in the Works of the People's Artist of the USSR Vladimir Andreyevich Favorsky: Collection of Materials and Exhibition Catalog]

Moscow: Sovetskii Khudozhnik, 1982. Item #997

38, [42] pages of plates: illustrations; 22 cm. Text in Russian. A lightly worn copy featuring the owner's stamp on the title page. One of 2000 copies. As of May 2024, the OCLC identifies two known copies: one housed at the Thomas J. Watson Library within the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the other in the collection of the University of Kansas.

Vladimir Andreyevich Favorsky (1886-1964) a distinguished Soviet graphic artist and woodcut illustrator, also made his mark as a painter, muralist, art critic, and educator. Recognized for his significant contributions to Soviet art, he earned the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1963 and was inducted into the Soviet Academy of Arts in 1962. Favorsky's membership in the Four Arts Society further highlighted his prominence in the creative world. His versatile talents spanned multiple disciplines, leaving a lasting legacy in Soviet visual arts.

Price: $100.00