1935 in fine arts of the Soviet Union

Artist

Year

1935

Location

Events

March 24 — A Monument to Taras Shevchenko was opened in Kharkiv. Author of the monument sculptor Matvey Manizer.
April 24 — The First Exhibition of Leningrad artists was opened in the Russian Museum. Exhibited works of 286 authors created mainly after 1932 year, then was founded the Leningrad Union of Artists. The participants were Isaak Brodsky, Piotr Buchkin, Rudolf Frentz, Vladimir Lebedev, Kazimir Malevich, Victoria Belakovskaya, Alexander Lubimov, Victor Oreshnikov, Alexander Samokhvalov, Alexander Savinov, Vladimir Malagis, Arcady Rylov, Yaroslav Nikolaev, Konstantin Rudakov, and other important Leningrad artists.^[1]
September 30 — Exhibition of painting by the Leningrad artists was opened in Moscow. Exhibited works of 91 painters. The participants were Piotr Buchkin, Yefim Cheptsov, Rudolf Frentz, Vladimir Lebedev, Alexander Lubimov, Victor Oreshnikov, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Alexander Samokhvalov, Alexander Savinov, and other important Leningrad artists.^[2]
October 24 — The first five-pointed star was installed on the Spassky Tower of Moscow Kremlin. Prior to October 27 similar stars have been installed at three another towers of the Moscow Kremlin. The first Kremlin stars was made of gold-plated stainless steel and decorated with precious stones. The stars were made based on sketches by Fyodor Fedorovsky, the chief artist of the Bolshoi Theatre. Semi-precious star stood until 1937, when they were replaced with new Ruby stars.

Births

February 24 — Victor Otiev (Russian: Отиев Виктор Александрович), Russian Soviet painter (died 1999).
April 16 — Veniamin Borisov (Russian: Борисов Вениамин Иванович), Russian Soviet painter.
May 27 — Tatiana Gorb (Russian: Горб Татьяна Владимировна), Russian Soviet painter, graphic artist, and art educator.
December 28 — Alexander Naumov (Russian: Наумов Александр Александрович), Russian Soviet painter (died 2010).

Events