Vera Mukhina | |
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| Вера Мухина | |
 Vera Mukhina; portrait by Mikhail Nesterov (1937) | |
| Born | Vera Ignatyevna Mukhina 1 July 1889 Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 6 October 1953 (aged 64) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, 1936 |
| Spouse | |
Vera Ignatyevna Mukhina (Russian: Ве́ра Игна́тьевна Му́хина; French: Vera Moukhina; 1 July [O.S. 19 June] 1889 – 6 October 1953) was a Soviet sculptor and painter. She was nicknamed "the queen of Soviet sculpture".[1] She was one of the members of the art association ‘The Four Arts’, which existed in Moscow and Leningrad from 1924 to 1931.
- ^ "Vera Mukhina Queen of Soviet Sculpture". www.russia-ic.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.