The famous Soviet sculptor-animal painter, worked in various ceramic materials. Born in 1904 in the village. Bykivka (Mari ASSR). In 1931 he graduated from the VHUTEIN (ceramic Department). His work is mainly associated with the Dulevo porcelain factory (since 1938). On SYKE repeatedly carried out exhibition work and gave me a sample for mass production. In 1927 - 1928, another student, created at SYKE sculpture "Mari" jug "Fox and grapes" stand lamp "industry", a series of plates with hand-painted "hot summer", "Sea", "Gorge" ., in 1935 - 1937 - a series of animal sculptures ("the idea of crossbreeding", "Fang", "Wolf", "Fox", "Otter with fish", etc.), as well as the vase "Mountain sheep" jug "East yard"; in 1951 - 1952, and in 1957 - sculpture "Old black cock", "Young family", "River perch", "Grouse", "Pheasant", etc. Many works have tirazhirovatjsya on SYKE.
Associate Professor of the Moscow higher art school, the organiser of the Museum in the village of Yurino. Born in 1904 in the family of rural teachers in the village of Bykovka.
In 1924 he graduated from the school municipality in Nizhny Novgorod. In 1925, the student typographer. The work on ceramics has devoted all his creative life. In 1926-1931 received a comprehensive artistic training at the ceramic Department of the Moscow higher art school. He has developed various sets of vessels, sets, which would be comfortable and beautiful in everyday life. Many of his projects were implemented in mass production.
In the postwar years P. M. Kozhin became involved theme, the plot shallow plastic. Loved Pavel, effektivnoe underglaze painting. In his works there are stories associated with the music: "Lithuanian dance", "Bayan". He turned to folklore to the tale, creating complex colorful songs: "the gift of the mistress of copper mountain", "the Abduction of Ivan", he enjoys animisticheskih sculpture - the image of animals. Animals created by the artist, always good-natured and nezloblivy.
He is the author of large decorative vases, ceramic panels, in tribute to the subway station "Taganskaya". In 1939 - participant of the exhibition "industry of socialism", in 1940 - exhibition of the best works of Soviet art. In 1948 P. M. Kozhin participated in the exhibition porcelain at the State Russian Museum. In subsequent years, P. M. Kozhin participated in all-Union art exhibition, exhibition of arts and crafts in Copenhagen, the exhibition "socialist Moscow", the exhibition "Soviet art" abroad. In 1937 he received a Gold medal at the Paris world exhibition. Died P. M. Kozhin 25 December 1975.
