Elchaninova Ludmila

(rod.15.III.1940, Moscow)
She graduated from the art-graphic faculty of Moscow State Pedagogical Institute (1963). Ten years on prepodavaala hudgrafe SGPI. Since 1973, Mr.. - On the creative work in Smolensk. An active participant in art exhibitions of various sizes, including: all-union (1976, Moscow), All-Russia ((1977, 1982., Tula, Smolensk, Moscow, 1999, Moscow),. The work of the sculptor is stored in the Smolensk Museum-Reserve, in the museums of Moscow (in t.ch. in the Tretyakov Gallery), in private collections in England and Poland. Works with a variety of materials - clay, fireclay, wood, stone. Her work is decorative, stylized. The best known 'milkmaids of Senkovo', 'Bird of the Phoenix', 'Princess Tenisheva', 'Weeping Yaroslavna'. According to specialists, some works of E. lyrical, intimate, represent the individual moments of human life, others - epic, covering the huge reservoirs of popular culture. Penetration into the image, expressive composition construction - the indispensable postulate of the sculptor.

Lit.: Smolensk artists. - Smolensk, 1999.