Николай Васильев, Nicholas Vasilieff, Nikolai Vassilieff
Vasilieff was not only one of the Union of Russian Painters in Istanbul’s leaders, but he is also remembered for his stage settings and costumes for the ballet Scheherazade at the Theatre des Petits Champs.
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Anonymous. “Vystavka Kartin.” Presse du Soir, 20 October 1921, p. 4.
Anonymous. “Scheherazade.” Presse du Soir, 31 December 1921, p. 2.
Anonymous. “Russkoye iskusstvo za granitsey.” Teatr i Zhizn’, January 1922, n.p.
Anonymous. “Nicholas. J. Vasilieff, 82, Dead; Artist an Emigre from Moscow.” New York Times, 14 October 1970, p. 50.
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Friberg, Hedda. “Vasilieff at the Benton.” Connecticut Daily Campus, 20 April 1977, p. 4.
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Scott, Martha B. "N. Vasilieff Rediscovered in Colorful UConn Show." Bridgeport Sunday Post, 22 May 1977, p. 71.
Ted’. “K Vystavke Hudojnikov.” Presse du Soir, 29 June 1923, n.p.
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Slavonic Library (Slovanská knihovna) in Prague.
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Istanbul, Ottoman Empire/Turkey (1920–1923); New York, United States (1923–1966).
Küçük Yazıcı 4 (now presumably Tarlabaşı Blv. 79), Hüseyinağa, Beyoğlu, Istanbul (studio); Union Square, New York (studio).
Bobritsky worked at the Theatre des Petits Champs, where he successfully dealt with stage designs and costumes, at the same time he participated in the Union of Russian Painters in Constantinople.
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Not only did Ivanoff become one of the founders and chairman of the Union of Russian Painters in Constantinople, but he also became famous for “Drawing Thursdays”, which took place at his apartment.
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As a professional scene-designer, Leonid Tomiloff was in high demand in Istanbul. For many years, he worked at the Theatre des Petits Champs and was the chief decorator of the Constantinople Commercial Club.
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The first Russian-speaking émigré artists in Istanbul exhibition was a one-day event but its success led to the formation of the Union and paved the way for other exhibitions.
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The exhibition of Russian-speaking émigré artists at Taksim Military Barracks was the first major exhibition organised by the Union of Russian Painters in Constantinople.
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The Union existed for less than two years but in that short space of time a tremendous amount of work was done by its members, refugees from the Russian Empire.
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During the 1940s and 1950s emigrated graphic designers and photographers, along with artists and intellectuals, were given the opportunity to held lectures and workshops at the New School for Social Research.
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A native of Harbin and a resident of Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s, Vera Kuznetzova was among the most accomplished female artists of the Russian diaspora. Together with Mikhail Kichigin, she travelled extensively around China and Eastern Asia, exhibiting her work and conducting visual studies.
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