1932 in fine arts of the Soviet Union

The year 1932 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.

Events

• April 23 — The Central committee of the Communist party of USSR adopted a resolution "On the Restructuring of Literary and Artistic Organizations", which provided for the dissolution of the existing literature and art groups and the formation of unified creative unions.^[1]
• June 25 — Was founded the Moscow Union of Soviet Artists. The Board entered Sergei Gerasimov, Alexander Deyneka, Konstantin Yuon, David Shterenberg, Pavel Kuznetsov, and other important Soviet artists.
• August 2 — Was founded the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists. As the first Chairman of the Board was elected artist Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.
• Alexander Samokhvalov created his famous painting "Girl in a T-shirt." In 1937 on the International Art Exhibition in Paris, the painting was awarded a gold medal.

Births

• April 28 — Igor Suvorov (Russian: Суворов Игорь Владимирович), Russian Soviet painter.
• May 14 — Yuri Khukhrov (Russian: Хухров Юрий Дмитриевич), Russian Soviet painter (died 2003).
• August 23 — Valentina Monakhova (Russian: Монахова Валентина Васильевна), Russian Soviet painter, graphic artist, and art teacher.

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  Valentina Monakhova

See also

• List of Russian artists
• List of painters of Leningrad Union of Artists
• Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
• Russian culture

References

1. A resolution of The Central committee of the Communist party "On the Restructuring of Literary and Artistic Organizations"

Sourсes

• Художники РСФСР за 15 лет. Каталог юбилейной выставки живописи, графики, скульптуры. Л., ГРМ, 1932.
• Выставка ленинградских художников. «Красная газета» (вечерний выпуск), Ленинград, 1932, № 108, С. 3.
• Artists of Peoples of the USSR. Biobibliography Dictionary. Vol. 1. Moscow, Iskusstvo, 1970.
• Artists of Peoples of the USSR. Biobibliography Dictionary. Vol. 2. Moscow, Iskusstvo, 1972.
• Directory of Members of Union of Artists of USSR. Volume 1,2. Moscow, Soviet Artist Edition, 1979.
• Directory of Members of the Leningrad branch of the Union of Artists of Russian Federation. Leningrad, Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1980.
• Artists of Peoples of the USSR. Biobibliography Dictionary. Vol. 4 Book 1. Moscow, Iskusstvo, 1983.
• Directory of Members of the Leningrad branch of the Union of Artists of Russian Federation. - Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987.
• Персональные и групповые выставки советских художников. 1917-1947 гг. М., Советский художник, 1989.
• Artists of peoples of the USSR. Biobibliography Dictionary. Vol. 4 Book 2. - Saint Petersburg: Academic project humanitarian agency, 1995.
• Link of Times: 1932 - 1997. Artists - Members of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists of Russia. Exhibition catalogue. - Saint Petersburg: Manezh Central Exhibition Hall, 1997.
• Matthew C. Bown. Dictionary of 20th Century Russian and Soviet Painters 1900-1980s. - London: Izomar, 1998.
• Vern G. Swanson. Soviet Impressionism. - Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 2001.
• Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. - Saint-Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. - ISBN 5901724216, ISBN 9785901724217.
• Anniversary Directory graduates of Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Russian Academy of Arts. 1915 - 2005. - Saint Petersburg: Pervotsvet Publishing House, 2007.