Andrey
Onufrievich Bembel

Member of the Union of artists of the USSR.

People's artist of the Byelorussian SSR, laureate of the State prize of the Byelorussian SSR, Professor.

Training in WAH was held at the sculpture faculty. Graduated from without the execution of the thesis.

[the genus. 17 (30). 10.1905, Velizh, Vitebsk province, Soviet sculptor, people's artist of the Byelorussian SSR (1955). A member of the CPSU from 1952. He studied at the Vitebsk art College (1924-27) and Leningrad Academy of arts (1927-31). In 1950-54, the Chairman of the Union of artists of the BSSR. From 1953 he teaches at the Belarusian theatre and art Institute (Professor since 1966). Works: bas-reliefs in the government House of the Byelorussian SSR in Minsk (gypsum, 1932-36, involving G. K. Ismailov, and V. N. Ritter), a portrait of N. F. Gastello (bronze, 1943, Art Museum of the Byelorussian SSR, Minsk), the monument, the statue of the "socialist Belarus" for the pavilion of the Byelorussian SSR at the all-Union agricultural exhibition (cement, smalt, 1950-51, it was), portrait of D. G. Gulyaeva (plaster, 1967). B. — one of the founders of the memorial complex "the mound of Glory" (21-th km of the highway Minsk — Moscow; 1969). Awarded 3 orders and medals.

Lit.: Orlova M., A. O. Bembel, M 1958. TSB