Star fate of kyiv masters of book graphics

Abstract

The article briefly analyzes the further biography and creative development of graduate students of Kyiv State Institute of Arts, whose achievements in the field of book graphics were presented in 1977 at the Retrospective Exhibition of Theses of Art Colleges of the USSR in Leningrad. Their creative work has become significant for the development of Ukrainian book graphics. In the section of book graphics, 19 artists who defended their diploma works within the period of 1954 (H. Yakutovych, illustrations and registration to Ugrium-reka («Gloomy river»), a book by V. Shishkov, through 1975 (I. Zubkovska, illustrations and etchings to Smert u Kyievi («Death in Кyiv»)a book by P. Zahrebelny). With time, many of the graduate students who participated in the 1977 exibition became academicians or corresponding members of Academmy of Sciences, People`s and Honored artists of Ukraine, and winners of various awards. Some of them received the high title of winners of Taras Shevchenko State Prize of Ukraine for their further creative work. At the retrospective exhibition here in concern, the young Ukainian artists of the generation of 1960 th and 1970 th had clearly demonstrated their significant contribution to development of book graphical art despite the constant Communist ideological pres- sure on arts in the Soviet times. Synthesis of strong academic knowledge and free creative search helped many of them to reveal their great potentialities in the future. With time, the graphic artists here in concern managed to offer the strong creative output that once again, proved the high artistic level of Kyiv graphic school.