Nikolai Ushin
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Nikolai Alexeyevich Ushin (Russian: Николай Алексеевич Ушин, 1898 – 6 April 1942) was a Soviet graphic artist, theatre designer and book illustrator.
Born in Saint Petersburg, Ushin studied in the Academy of Fine Arts in 1923–1928.[1] In the 1920s Ushin began designing theatrical decorations for scenic performances. He creatively adapted the themes of medieval Russian painting and Palekh miniature.[1] Ushin in particular illustrated the Russian translation of One Thousand and One Nights published in eight volumes by Academia. His illustrations for One Thousand and One Nights were awarded a gold medal at the 1937 Paris Exposition.[2] Ushin also made lithographs and bookplates. He died in besieged Leningrad in 1942 (as his brother, graphic artist and book illustrator Aleksey Ushin[3]).[1] Ushin's works are kept in several Saint Petersburg museums.[1] His nephew, Andrey Ushin also became a graphic artist.[3]
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- ^ a b c d "Орловец П. Паровозы на дыбы. Рисунки Николая Ушина" (in Russian). Raruss's Gallery. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Комплект стереотипов". Kommersant (in Russian). 8 April 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ a b Елена Елагина. "Многоцветность чёрного и белого (памяти петербургского графика, народного художника России, Андрея Ушина)" (in Russian). «Folio Verso» project. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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