Ethan Basil

1900, Samara - 1978, Moscow. He studied at the Samara Art College (1917-19), in Studio A. Arkhipova and D. Kardovskiy in Moscow (1919-26). Simultaneously, he studied at the Moscow Drama College and worked in drama troupes. In 1924-30 collaborated with the magazines "Change" and "Pioneer". Since 1927 he participated in exhibitions. In 1939 the exhibition "Industry of Socialism" presented canvas "Unforgettable Encounter". Many times he painted portraits of Molotov, and portrayed him with Stalin, Gorky, Voroshilov. In 1939 for the World Exhibition in New York made the panel "The noble people of the Soviet Union". In 1946 he was awarded the Stalin Prize for his film "And. Stalin,. Molotov and K. Voroshilov bedside Gorky ". The products are kept in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Central Museum of Armed Forces, the State Central Theater Museum of. A. Bakhrushin, Moscow, RM, St. Petersburg, Kostroma Museum of Fine Arts, Odessa Art Museum, etc.