1895, Nizhny Novgorod — 1959, Moscow

Painter, graphic artist; theatrical designer. Studied at the Faculty of Law, Moscow University and studios of M. Le Blanc (1914–1916); VKhUTEMAS in Moscow (1922–1924). Contributed to exhibitions (from 1916). Professor, head of the painting and drawing department at the All-Union Institute of Cinematography (1938–1959). Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1946), corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts (1947).