Vladimir Favorsky

Vladimir Favorsky in the 1920s

Vladimir Andreyevich Favorsky (Russian: Владимир Андреевич Фаворский; March 14, 1886 – December 29, 1964) was a Soviet graphic artist, woodcut illustrator, painter, art critic, muralist, and teacher. He was a People's Artist of the USSR from 1963 and a full member of Soviet Academy of Arts from 1962, as well as of the Four Arts [ru] society.[1]

  1. ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia (3rd ed., 1977), vol. 27, p. 178