Award
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
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Vadym Meller
1884-04-26 – 1962-05-04
Life & Legacy
Vadym Heorhiiovych Meller (Ukrainian: Вадим Георгійович Меллер) (1884 – 1962) was a Ukrainian and Soviet artist, known for his Avant-Garde Cubist, Constructivist, and Expressionist approach to painting, and his other creative work as a theatrical designer, book illustrator, and architect. In 1925, he was awarded a gold medal for the scenic design of the Berezil Theatre in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (Art Deco) in Paris.
Occupation & Career
painter, architect, university teacher, theatre designer, costume designer, draftsperson, artist
Education
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich; Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Honored Art Worker of the Ukrainian SSR; Order of the Badge of Honour
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Honored Art Worker of the Ukrainian SSR · Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Order of the Badge of Honour · Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Employer
Berezil Theatre
Organizations & Memberships
National Union of Artists of Ukraine
Education & Institutions
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich · Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1377165 · wikidata
Award
Honored Art Worker of the Ukrainian SSR
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1377165 · wikidata
Award
Order of the Badge of Honour
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1377165 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Nina Genke-Meller
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1377165 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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