Victor
Semenovich Klimashin

1912 was Born in the village of Tersa, Saratov province.

1928-1931 studies at the Saratov art College with B. Milovidova, A. Sapozhnikov, member of the Saratov branch of the youth Association of artists of Realizie.

Since the 1930s Working as a portrait-painter, mostly of a political poster, also advertising and movie posters.

From 1937 oformlyat and Illustrates books for publishers "Young guard", Partizdat; draws for magazines "Change", "Around the world", "Spark".

1940s Chief artist of "Spark".

1941-1945 Performs a series of front-line drawings; works in the Studio of military artists named after M. Grekov.

1940s-1960s. Easel graphics, drawings, stamps.

1960 Died in Moscow.

Comments:

1952 K. the author of the architectural project and the main artist of the Soviet pavilion at the International industrial exhibition in Bombay.

1954 Main artist "Exhibition of achievements of economic and cultural construction of the USSR" in Beijing.

Wrote a number of articles on art.

C. are in the Tretyakov gallery, the State Central Museum of contemporary history of Russia, Central Museum of Armed Forces of Russia and the State Museum of fine arts, Moscow, Kursk art gallery, the Museum of fine arts of Karelia Republic - Petrozavodsk and in other collections.