Английская Википедия:Heorhiy Narbut

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Picture by Russian artist Boris Kustodiev (1914)
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Project for seal of Ukrainian People's Republic, 1918

Heorhiy Ivanovych Narbut (Шаблон:Lang-uk; Шаблон:OldStyleDate – 23 May 1920), also known as Georgy Narbut or George Narbut, was a Ukrainian graphic artist.[1]

He is known for designing the Ukrainian People's Republic's coat of arms, banknotes, postage stamps, charters, and for his many illustrations in books and magazines. He was a brother of the Acmeist poet Vladimir Narbut.

Biography

Heorhiy Narbut was born in the village Шаблон:Ill, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) not far off from Hlukhiv. His family had origins of ancient Lithuanian nobility. His first painting education was self-taught.

Saint Petersburg

At about age 20, Narbut settled in Saint Petersburg from 1906 to 1917. There he studied with painters Ivan Bilibin and Mstislav Dobuzhinsky. In 1909, Narbut continued some of his studies in Munich, in the school of Simon Hollósy. After his return to Saint Petersburg he joined the organization Mir iskusstva. In 1910-1912 Narbut was an illustrator of the fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen, the fables of Ivan Krylov, and folk tales.

Kyiv

In March 1917, Narbut moved to Kyiv. In September 1917, he became professor and rector of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts. During this time he created his Ukrainian banknotes, postage stamps and charters for the newly created Ukrainian National Republic. Narbut also worked on the Ukrainian magazines: Nashe Mynule (Our past), Zori (Stars), and Sontse Truda (The Sun of Labor) among others. He died of typhus in 1920.

The dancer Шаблон:Ill (1914–2011) was his daughter. She became a major figure in ballet in Australia.[2]

He also had a son, Шаблон:Ill (1916-1998), artist.

Works

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  2. Dally Messenger, "Great leader and teacher of dance", The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2016