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Ivan Bilibin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin, Ivan Jakovlevitch Bilibine, Ivan Jakowlevitch Bilibin, Ivan Jakovlevic Bilibin, Ivan Jakovlevič Bilibin, Iwan Bilibin, Iwan Jakowlewitsch Bilibin
illustrator (1876-1942)
Key facts
- Born
- Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin , 16 August [ O.S. 4 August ] 1876, Tarkhovka , St. Petersburg , Russian Empire
- Died
- February 7, 1942 (1942-02-07) (aged 65), Leningrad , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Education
- Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (1895-1898), Princess Maria Tenisheva's School (1889-1900)
- Alma mater
- Saint Petersburg Imperial University
- Movement
- Mir iskusstva
- Spouses
- Maria Chambers ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1902 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1911 ) Aleksandra Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1923 )
- Partner s
- Renée O'Connell (1912–1917) , Ludmilla Chirikova-Shnitnikova (1918-1922)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ivan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Tarkhovka
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- graphic artist
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Genre
- book illustration
- Image
- 1901. Portrait of Ivan Bilibin by B. Kustodiev.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ivan Bilibin
- date of birth
- 1876-08-16
- date of death
- 1942-02-08
- Commons Creator page
- Ivan Bilibin
- Commons gallery
- Ivan Bilibin
- place of burial
- Smolenskoye Orthodox Cemetery
- influenced by
- Anton Ažbe
- cause of death
- hunger
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Encyclopedic overview
Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Russian: Иван Яковлевич Билибин, IPA: [ɪˈvan ˈjakəvlʲɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈlʲibʲɪn]; 16 August [O.S. 4 August] 1876 – 7 February 1942) was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. Ivan Bilibin gained popularity with his illustrations of Russian folk tales and Slavic folklore. Throughout his career he was inspired by the art and culture of medieval Russia.
Biography
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