Evgeny
Abramovich Kazhdan

Russia • 1922−1984

Biography and information

Honored artist of the RSFSR.

1922 Born in Nikolaev, Ukrainian SSR. Many years was engaged in magazine graphic art.

With 60 years of experience in political, concert, circus, health education and promotional poster. The winner of the main prizes at competitions health education poster in Italy (1972) and Portugal (1974). Repeated winner of all-Union competition of the poster.

1977 Awarded the gold medal at the III International exhibition "Satire in the struggle for peace" for a series of posters dedicated to Chile.

1962 member of the Union of artists of the USSR.

Major works: "the United States. The offender exposes the trail!" (1966), "I object!" (1969), "9 may 1945" (1969), "I believe in following the rules of safety!" (1971), "I am a citizen of the Soviet Union" (1972), "Aeroflot" (1973), "Soyuz-Apollo". "Strength in unity" (1975), "freedom to the people of Chile!" (1977).

The poster. Member of the Union of artists of the USSR.

Born in 1922 in the city of Nikolaev.

1939-1946 he Served in the Soviet Army.

1941-1945 – fought on the fronts of the great Patriotic war - Leningrad, Western, 3rd Belorussian. Went from a Junior officer artrazvedki assistant operations chief of staff of the 5th artillery corps breakthrough RGC. Awarded the order "Patriotic war 1st degree", "the Patriotic war 2 degrees", Red star and 7 medals.

In 1946 demobilized from the army in the rank of captain (in Port Arthur).

1947-1954, he worked as a graphic designer in the partnership "Mosoblbank".

Since 1965-Member of the artists Union of the USSR.

Member of the scientific-artistic Board of the Central scientific research health education of the Ministry of health of the USSR (CRIISP).

1967-1968 Worked at the mill graphic art Moscow hood. Fund of the RSFSR, in the Studio of visual propaganda art. Fund of the RSFSR.

Since 1971 – member of the Union of journalists of the USSR.

Since 1977 – member of the hood.Board of the publishing house of APN, a member of Bureau of section of poster Mosh.

By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1977) awarded the honorary title "Honored artist of the RSFSR".

1961 – 164 participation in art exhibitions: all-Union 24, 5 Republican (RSFSR), Moscow 70, 35 international ( including 16 mobile), 30 foreign.

Awards.

1961 - Silver medal of VDNH USSR.

1967 –the Bronze medal VDNH USSR. Gold medal of the international health education poster in Bologna.

1968 - a gold and a silver medal at the International health education poster in Bologna.

1972 - gold medal at the International health education poster in Bologna.

1973 – the First, the Second prize at the national competition of the political poster.

Grand Prix 2 International competition in Portugal.

1976 - First prize in 10 International health education poster in Bologna.

1977 - gold medal 3rd International exhibition "Satire in the struggle for peace" (Moscow).

Second and third place awards 4 all-Union competition of the Union of red cross and red Crescent societies of the USSR.

1980 - Third prize at the International (Polish-Soviet) competition "For your freedom and ours" (Warsaw).

Gold medal of ENEA USSR.

Awarded the highest award of the Soviet peace Committee – honorary medal "Fighter for peace".

(Source: website of the Ministry of agriculture)