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Boim Solomon Samsonovich (November 26, 1899 - April 6, 1978) - Soviet artist, graphic artist, watercolorist, teacher, professor of painting at the Moscow Art School.
Solomon Samsonovich Boim was born on November 26, 1899 in the city of Dmitriev of the Kursk province in the family of a bookbinder. In 1911 he entered the Dmitrievskoye Real School, where his artistic development was greatly influenced by the painting teacher Heinrich Genrikhovich Tesner, a graduate of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. In 1917, he graduated with honors from the full course of a real school in the main department. In 1918 he entered the Kharkov Art College.
In 1919 he was mobilized into the Red Army, participated in the battles near Oryol, then was seconded to a separate brigade to form armored trains and paratroopers, where he served until the end of the Civil War.
After demobilization, he studied at the graphic department of Vhutemas (later Vkhutein) in Moscow (1922–1929) with N.N. Kupreyanov, P.I. Lvov and P.V. Miturich. As a thesis, he completed a series of color autolithographs "Village". In 1926 he participated in the first graphic exhibition in Moscow. In 1928 he had a daughter, Rachel. Since 1929 he illustrated books published by Detgiz and other publishers, created works of easel graphics on historical and ideological topics that were relevant at that time. He participated in the International Exhibition "The Art of the Book" in Paris and Lyon in 1931-1932. In 1932 he became a member of the Moscow Union of Artists and the Union of Artists of the USSR. In the same 1932 he participated in the exhibition of Soviet art in Koenigsberg. Participated in the anniversary exhibitions "Artists of the RSFSR for XV years" in Leningrad and Moscow, in 1932-1934. From 1937 to 1941 he taught drawing at the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. In 1938, his son Alexander was born. From 1939 to 1941 he taught watercolor and lithography at the Moscow Art Institute. In 1940 he participated in an exhibition of graphics on the history of the CPSU (B.) In Moscow. He participated in the exhibition of Soviet graphics in New York.
With the beginning of World War II, in 1941 he was appointed to the Kronstadt House of the Navy where he led the work on visual agitation. In 1942 he was seconded to the newspaper "Red Baltic Fleet" in Leningrad. From 1943 to 1945 he was a senior artist of the Political Administration of the Baltic Fleet, with the rank of captain of the administrative service. February 14, 1944 was awarded the Order of the Red Star. In 1944, his personal exhibition was held in Moscow, where a series of lithographs “Leningrad in blockade” (1942-1943) was shown.
From 1946 to 1948 he taught at the Moscow Regional Art Pedagogical College in memory of 1905. From 1946 to 1978 he participated in All-Union art exhibitions.
In 1978, his personal exhibition was held in Moscow.
Solomon Samsonovich died on April 6, 1978 in Moscow.
The works of Solomon Samsonovich are in many museum collections, such as: the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum, the Pushkin Museum im. A.S. Pushkin, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow, the Museum of the History of Leningrad, a large number of works by Boim are in the Art Gallery of the city of Krasnoarmeysk. In the artist’s homeland, in the Dmitriev Museum of Local Lore named after A.F. Wangenheim kept his painting "The Execution of the Partisan Vera Tereshchenko." Also, many works are in other public and private collections in Russia and in many foreign countries.
Family:
The artist’s children, Rakhil Solomonovna Boim and Alexander Solomonovich Boim, followed in the footsteps of his father, became artists.
Awards and Prizes:
Order of the Red Star 02/14/1944.
Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad."
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
Solomon Samsonovich Boim was born on November 26, 1899 in the city of Dmitriev of the Kursk province in the family of a bookbinder. In 1911 he entered the Dmitrievskoye Real School, where his artistic development was greatly influenced by the painting teacher Heinrich Genrikhovich Tesner, a graduate of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. In 1917, he graduated with honors from the full course of a real school in the main department. In 1918 he entered the Kharkov Art College.
In 1919 he was mobilized into the Red Army, participated in the battles near Oryol, then was seconded to a separate brigade to form armored trains and paratroopers, where he served until the end of the Civil War.
After demobilization, he studied at the graphic department of Vhutemas (later Vkhutein) in Moscow (1922–1929) with N.N. Kupreyanov, P.I. Lvov and P.V. Miturich. As a thesis, he completed a series of color autolithographs "Village". In 1926 he participated in the first graphic exhibition in Moscow. In 1928 he had a daughter, Rachel. Since 1929 he illustrated books published by Detgiz and other publishers, created works of easel graphics on historical and ideological topics that were relevant at that time. He participated in the International Exhibition "The Art of the Book" in Paris and Lyon in 1931-1932. In 1932 he became a member of the Moscow Union of Artists and the Union of Artists of the USSR. In the same 1932 he participated in the exhibition of Soviet art in Koenigsberg. Participated in the anniversary exhibitions "Artists of the RSFSR for XV years" in Leningrad and Moscow, in 1932-1934. From 1937 to 1941 he taught drawing at the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. In 1938, his son Alexander was born. From 1939 to 1941 he taught watercolor and lithography at the Moscow Art Institute. In 1940 he participated in an exhibition of graphics on the history of the CPSU (B.) In Moscow. He participated in the exhibition of Soviet graphics in New York.
With the beginning of World War II, in 1941 he was appointed to the Kronstadt House of the Navy where he led the work on visual agitation. In 1942 he was seconded to the newspaper "Red Baltic Fleet" in Leningrad. From 1943 to 1945 he was a senior artist of the Political Administration of the Baltic Fleet, with the rank of captain of the administrative service. February 14, 1944 was awarded the Order of the Red Star. In 1944, his personal exhibition was held in Moscow, where a series of lithographs “Leningrad in blockade” (1942-1943) was shown.
From 1946 to 1948 he taught at the Moscow Regional Art Pedagogical College in memory of 1905. From 1946 to 1978 he participated in All-Union art exhibitions.
In 1978, his personal exhibition was held in Moscow.
Solomon Samsonovich died on April 6, 1978 in Moscow.
The works of Solomon Samsonovich are in many museum collections, such as: the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum, the Pushkin Museum im. A.S. Pushkin, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow, the Museum of the History of Leningrad, a large number of works by Boim are in the Art Gallery of the city of Krasnoarmeysk. In the artist’s homeland, in the Dmitriev Museum of Local Lore named after A.F. Wangenheim kept his painting "The Execution of the Partisan Vera Tereshchenko." Also, many works are in other public and private collections in Russia and in many foreign countries.
Family:
The artist’s children, Rakhil Solomonovna Boim and Alexander Solomonovich Boim, followed in the footsteps of his father, became artists.
Awards and Prizes:
Order of the Red Star 02/14/1944.
Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad."
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
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