Heorhiy Narbut

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovych and the family name is Narbut.
Heorhiy Narbut
Георгій Нарбут
Born(1886-03-09)March 9, 1886
Narbutivka, Hlukhiv county, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMay 23, 1920(1920-05-23) (aged 34)
Kyiv, Ukrainian People's Republic
EducationSchool of Simon Hollósy
Known forGraphic design

Heorhiy Ivanovych Narbut (Ukrainian: Георгій Іванович Нарбут; 25 February [O.S. 9 March] 1886 – 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.

  1. ^ Katchanovski, Ivan; Kohut, Zenon E.; Nebesio, Bohdan Y.; Yurkevich, Myroslav (June 15, 2014). Historical Dictionary of Ukraine p.125. ISBN 9780810878471.