Aleksandr Zugrin
Russian painter
About Aleksandr Zugrin
Lived 1899 – 1923 (aged 23–24).
Aleksandr Ivanovich Zugrin (; 1899–1923) was a Russian avant-garde painter, illustrator and graphic artist.
Zugrin was a member of Moscow Proletkult and soon became one of the most widely published artists in the period immediately following the Russian Revolution. He His provided engravings and lino-cuts as illustrations for journals such as Gorn (Furnace – published by Proletkult), Tvori! (Create! – Magazine of Ateliers of Moscow Proletkult), and Tvorchestvo (Creation), as well as the book jackets for various anthologies of proletarian poetry.
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Who was Aleksandr Zugrin?
Russian painter
When was Aleksandr Zugrin born?
Aleksandr Zugrin was born in 1899.
When did Aleksandr Zugrin die?
Aleksandr Zugrin died in 1923.
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Aleksandr Zugrin's recorded nationality: Russian people.
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