Raevskii Mary D.

Born in 1840. Having a solid general education in the home of his parents, landowners Kharkov province, went on special education in Dresden, led by Professor Ergardta. Influenced by the ideas of 60-ies, had determined to devote his life to the artistic development of mass. In 1868, Mr.. it, the first Russian women, passed the exam at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts at the title of a freelance artist and in early 1869. opened in Kharkov, Russia's first private "school of drawing and painting (with a public board, for the poor - it's free). During the 28 years she led a business with her characteristic energy and devotion to his idea, until overtaken her blindness is not forced to transfer schools under the jurisdiction of the city, but still Raevskaya in the affairs of the school takes a most active part. In the country's educational, Raevskaya had in mind, along with the purely artistic purposes, and the development of taste in craft technique. During the school's work on the first competition of drawing school, arranged at the initiative of Kramskoy Raevskaia received an honorary free associate of the Academy Academy. Issued a manual: "Alphabet Drawing for the family and school", "copybook ornamental elements for the technical schools, apart from articles and brochures on the artistic and pedagogical issues.