Leah E. ALTMAN

Born in Moscow on September 15, 1946.
She graduated from the Moscow Higher Industrial Art School named. S.G. Stroganov in 1972
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. Collections where works
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. Works are in the State of historical and architectural, artistic and landscape museum-reserve "Tsarina"
. All-Russia museum of decorative and folk art,
. Ministry of Culture of Russia,
. published by Izvestia in Moscow
. Embassy of Russia in Greece and Cyprus,
. private collections in Russia and abroad
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Participation in exhibitions and auctions

1990 Moscow tapestry. Moscow;
1991 Art Textiles 90. Gallery F-15. Moss (Norway), Russian Gallery (David Harrington), London;
1992 Textiles from Moscow and St. Petersburg. Gallery "Raisa". Erfurt. Germany;
1993 Textiles from Moscow and St. Petersburg. Stuttgart. Germany;
1993 Other Europe. II International triennial devoted to the art of tapestry and fabric art. Turka. Belgium;
1993 contrary to each other - Russian and Rhine textile art. Handverkkamer. Cologne;
1993 Golden Autumn. International Exhibition of Textile. All-Russia museum of decorative and folk art. Moscow.


Autobiographical notes

Immediate impressions of life, nostalgic memories of childhood and adolescence, dim nature near Moscow in the prism of today.


Criticism

... Tapestry "Airport" Leah Altman drew unexpected composition: a view from the airplane, is rapidly rushing to the viewer the land, field, sky, illuminated by the setting sun. In the shifts of geometric forms, the use of bright colors was influenced by techniques of Suprematism

. L. Kramarenko
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. Bibliography
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. L. Kramarenko "Moscow tapestry - evolution not revolution", Journal of Decorative Arts ", N8, 1990;
. L. Kramarenko "Moscow tapestry" catalog "Textile Art - 90, 1991, Moscow;
. "Textiles from Moscow and St. Petersburg", the magazine "Textilforum", Germany, 1992 (it
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Catalog of the Moscow textile ", 1992, Moscow;
A. Tarkhanov, introductory article, the catalog of the gallery "Raisa", 1992, Moscow.