Yuliy Ganf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Yuliy Ganf

artist

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1898

Place of Birth: Poltava, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1973

Profession: animator, cartoonist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Yuliy Ganf

  • Yuliy Abramovich Ganf (Russian: ????, ???? ?????????) (June 8, 1898 – 1973) was a Soviet Russian graphic artist, a People's Artist of the USSR, especially known for his satirical cartoons in the Krokodil magazine. Yuliy Ganf was born in the city of Poltava.
  • He studied in the Art Shop of Eduard Steinberg in 1917–1920 and in VKhUTEMAS (The Higher Artistic and Technical Shops) in 1922–1924.
  • In 1920s, he produced political caricatures for Moscow-based magazines and newspapers: Krasny Perets, Bezbozhnik, Krokodil, Pravda, illustrated books published for Detgiz (The State Publishing House of Children's Literature of the Ministry of Education of RSFSR).
  • He was the author of many political slogans in 1930s.
  • In 1945, he was granted the title of Honoured Artist of RSFSR, and in 1964 was named a People's Artist of the USSR.
  • In 1970, he was awarded the golden Fighter for Peace medal at the International Exhibition "Satire in Fight for Peace".
  • Yuliy Ganf died in Moscow. The artworks of Ganf are exhibited in several museums of art throughout Russia and CIS: Tver Museum of Art, Yekaterinburg Museum of Art, Lugansk Museum of Art, Yerevan Armenia Art Gallery, the Russian State Library and other collections.

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