Artist: Savin (Savvin), Viktor Markiianovich — Савин (Саввин), Виктор Маркиянович
Viktor Markiianovich Savin was a Soviet painter, graphic artist and a teacher. He principally worked in the realms of easel painting and graphic arts during his career. Savin began his artistic studies at the Kharkov Art Professional School, and from 1924 to 1927 he was enrolled at the Kharkov Art Institute. From 1927 to 1929, he studied at the painting studio of the Central House of Arts in Leningrad under the noted artists Efim Cheptsov and Issac Brodskii. Beginning ...
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Printer: Chromolit Lithography Workshop named for Comrade Dzerzhinskii, Kharkov — Хромолит Типо-литография имени т. Дзержинского, Харьков
Located in Kharkov in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic; the Chromolit Lithography was named in honor of Feliks Edmundovich Dzerzhinskii (1877-1926) who was head of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (VChK) internal police who were commonly referred to as the “Cheka”. During its history, the printer was also named the 1st Chromolit Lithography and it was overseen by the printing trust UPKPT (Management of Production and Technical Equipment).
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Publisher: Mistetstvo (Art Publishing House), Ukrainian SSR — Мистецтво (Искусство издательство Госкомиздата УССР)
Mistetstvo (Art Publishing House) was founded in Kharkov (Ukrainian SSR) between 1932-'34. It moved to Kiev in 1935. The publisher's chief output comprised of posters, portraits, artistic monographs and sheet music.
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