Hanna Alchevska

Hanna Oleksiivna Alchevska (, married , Beketova) (1868, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Governorate, Russian Empire – 1931, Alushta, Crimean ASSR, RSFSR, USSR) was a Ukrainian artist, teacher, and public figure. She was a representative of the Alchevsky-Beketov family.

Biography (1896–1897, built according to her husband's design. Now the is located here) Born in Kharkiv in 1868, Hanna was the eldest daughter of Oleksiy and Khrystyna Alchevsky. She graduated from the . She had a talent for painting and graduated with honors from the . She also improved her artistic skills at the Maria Raevska-Ivanova School of Painting. Maria Raevska-Ivanova turned to the rich experience and pedagogical talent of Dmytro Bezperchy, inviting Bryullov Karl's student to create the charter of the Kharkiv City School of Drawing. Hanna Alchevska (Beketova) and her husband provided financial assistance to this art school, as reported by the newspaper "Kharkiv Governorate Gazette". Later, O.M. Beketov taught the theory of architectural skill at the school for free.

Together with her mother, she participated in the work of the . She taught at the , a well-known educator.

In 1889, she married a promising and talented Ukrainian architect, Oleksiy Mykolaovych Beketov. The wedding took place on September 17 at the of Kharkiv University. She lived happily with him for 42 years, and they had 4 children. A well-known portrait of Hanna Alchevska was painted in watercolor by her husband Oleksiy Beketov in 1900. For many years, she served as the architect's secretary.

She died in Alushta on August 5, 1931. She is buried in the old cemetery of this city near Mount Demerdzhi.

Children

Khrystyna Oleksiivna Beketova (married Yurkovska) (1890-1972) — graphic artist, specialized in etching. Author of memoirs about her uncle, the outstanding tenor . Mykola Oleksiyovych Beketov (1891-1964) — by profession a sailor, died in Canada; Maria Oleksiivna Beketova (1893-1921) — died in Central Asia during an infectious epidemic. (married Rofe) (1895-1990) — served as her father's secretary and assistant, was the keeper of the archives of the Alchevsky and Beketov families. Buried in the .

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