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Nikolai
Ivanovich Cherkasov

Russia • born in 1919

Biography and information

(R. 24.08.1919, S. REP'yevka Novospassky district of the Simbirsk province.), graphic artist, painter, member. CX USSR (1965). Interest in the arts. creativity showed from childhood. In 1940 he graduated from the Stalingrad will traktorostroitel. College, was sent to the People., worked on CHTZ (1940-74). 1940 and studied engraving; from 1949 – in the art Studio at the Palace of culture CTZ S. E. Blazhevicha. School profes. growth H began meetings with prominent artists O. G. designed to Vereisky, A. D. Goncharov, I. A. Sokolov; correspondence with graphs by Dobrovym M. A., A. I. Oglinum, M. V. by Motorini. In 1953, participated in the design of the stand CTZ on the all-Union. agricultural exhibition in Moscow together with Blazhevich and A. K. Sokolov. Works in the technique of black-and-white and color engravings on wood, cardboard, linoleum. His of arts. plasticity. the solution from the traditions of the owls. realistic. lyric. landscape-50s, “Birch road”, “Morning in Kashtak”, “birch grove” to generalized images – signs of nature “Ural village” (1980), “haying Time” (1985). He was elected corresponding member. of the Board of CASH and performance. her graphic. section; a member of. of arts. Council of CHTPZ. From 1974 he worked in the Arts. Fund. To the 70-th years., his first pictorial experiments in full force in this direction was to work in con. 80s – early 90s, created the scenery of the parable: “On the edge” (1975), “the Enchanted forest” (1982), “Landscape with a goat and the Church” (1990). The style of H lies in the field of naive art, works filled with hurt. purity and spontaneity. Engaged in ex-libris. Gas. “Chelyabinsk worker” published the stories of H. a Participant in exhibitions of fine arts. creativity of workers and employees: 1st all-Union. (1954), vseros. (1960, 1961), regional (1953), resp. (1953, 1954, 1957, 1977, 1985), zones. (Sverdlovsk, 1964; Perm, 1967; Pers., 1969; Tyumen, 1979, Sverdlovsk, 1985; Barrow, 1991). Persons. Part of the exhibition was held in CHOKH (1983, 1999); the Exhibition hall, COSH (1987, 1993). In 1987, pers. operator E. I. Komarov with the participation of the art critic I. V. the Dukhin filmed a TV movie about “the work On the engravings and sketches”. Proizv. the artist is stored in CHOKH, Magnitogorsk cards. Gal., the Museum of labor glory CTZ, in the Museum work. glory farm “Peter and Paul” (Pers. region); are the property of Arts. Fund of the RSFSR, are in private collections in Holland, USA; St. Petersburg, Pers. Awarded the medal “For valiant labour in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945” and others.

N. A. Kozlov

Vol.: The snake and her daughter: the Story // of the Czech Republic. 2001. 19 Jan.

Lit.: Trifonova G. S. Exhibition of four // the Komsomol (H). 1983. 22 Oct.; Duchina I. V. Vocation is fate / HF. 1987. 3 Oct.; Nikolai Cherkasov: Painting. Graphics: Cat. CA. / Comp. N. A. Kozlov. H, 1999; Dugina I. V. Artist Nikolai Cherkasov // Autograph. Chelyabinsk Art. 2000. No. 1.