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Isaak Brodsky

1883-12-25 – 1939-08-14

Portrait of Isaak Brodsky
Artist I.I. Brodsky. The photo is taken as the basis of the picture F.V. Sychkov.Credit: Mordovian History Museum

Life & Legacy

Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky (Russian: Исаа́к Изра́илевич Бро́дский, Ukrainian: Іса́к Ізраїльович Бро́дський; 6 January 1884 [O.S. 25 December 1883] – 14 August 1939) was a Russian painter and draughtsman of Jewish descent, active in St. Petersburg (later Leningrad) during the Silver Age and early Soviet era, best known for his portrayals of Vladimir Lenin and other Soviet leaders, renowned as blueprint examples of the Socialist realist style.

Occupation & Career

painter, artist, visual artist, photographer, graphic artist, art educator

Education

Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts; Hrekov Odesa Art school

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of Lenin; Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · Order of Lenin

Education & Institutions

Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts · Hrekov Odesa Art school

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q443199 — wikidata View source

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