Vereisky Orest G.

(7.VII.1915, with. Anosov Sychevskii district of Smolensk province - 2.I.1993, Moscow)
. He came from a family famous Russian cultural figures: father - a famous artist Georgii Semenovich Vereisky, mother, Elena - writer, daughter of historian NI Kareyev
. V. spent his childhood years (until 1922) in Anosove.Stanovlenie In. as an artist took place in Leningrad. His main mentor in art was the father. At the Academy he studied under Osmyorkin. Since 1940. V. lived and worked in Moscow. Widely known in. an artist book graphics. They were illustrated by works of Sholokhov, Paustovsky, Fadeeva, Prishvin, Bunin, Hemengueya etc.. For participation in the illustration of 200-volume edition of "Library of World Literature in. in 1978. was awarded the State Prize. In 1984. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Academy of Fine Arts in illustration and design of novel A. Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina". Special place to work in. cover illustrations for the works A.T. Tvardovsky, with whom the artist met and became friends forever on the front, the newspaper "Krasnoarmeyskaya truth". Significant place in the artistic heritage in. takes easel graphic. Variety of subjects of his drawings, watercolors, autolithographies. In. Smolensk repeatedly gave their works to the museum. In 1955, Mr.. LM. Vereiskaya, widow of the artist, donated the museum a large collection of his works. This is the original schedule, and engravings, and illustrations of literary works, including works Tvardovsky. Dozens of works transferred to the museums of the former Sychevskii County - Novoduginskomu and Sychevskii.

Lit.: A Kamensky. Orest G. Vereisky. - M., 1960, Artists of the USSR. Bibliographical dictionary. - M., 1972. - T. 2. - P. 237-238; OG Vereysky. Graphics. Catalog. - M., 1988; Orestes Vereisky. Graphics. Catalog. - M., 1994; working path 1986.7 January, 1995, July 29.