User talk:Sbash2
Izyaslav Onysymovych Kligman (Ізяслав Онисимович Клігман, also known as Iziaslav Anisimovich Kligman; August 12, 1927 – May 27, 2006) was a Ukrainian-American graphic artist known for his work in Soviet poster art, easel graphics, and international exhibitions.
Early life and education
[edit]Kligman was born in the city of Zinovievsk (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine). From 1940 to 1941, he studied at the Odesa Art School under Leonid Muchnyk. In 1955, he graduated from the Odesa Institute of Foreign Languages.
Career
[edit]In 1945, he began working as an artist at the House of Culture in Bobrynets, Kirovohrad Oblast. From 1951, he worked as a decorative artist at the Odesa Art Fund.
From 1956 to 1958, Kligman contributed to the design of the “Kazakhstan” and “Ukraine” pavilions at the VDNKh in Moscow. In 1958, he designed the Ukrainian SSR pavilion for the International Exhibition in Marseille and contributed to the Soviet pavilions at the Leipzig Trade Fair and the Expo 58 in Brussels.
Artistic work
[edit]Kligman’s work spanned political, advertising, and theatrical poster art, easel graphics, book illustration, brochures, and decorative design.
Notable posters
[edit]- Bloom, Ukraine! (1964)
- We Defended the Spring (1964)
- We Build and Protect the World (1965)
- Glory to October! (1966)
- We Celebrate the October Holiday! (1967)
- Let There Always Be Sunshine! (1973)
Easel graphics
[edit]- Good Morning (1963)
- Courtyard (1964)
- First Snow (1965)
- Portrait of My Daughter (1972)
- Through the City to the Front (1973)
- Triptych: Peace to the World (1975)
- Crossroads (1976)
Exhibitions
[edit]Kligman began participating in national exhibitions in 1964, and in all-Union and international exhibitions starting in 1965. He exhibited in:
- United Arab Republic (1965)
- Bulgaria (1970)
- France (1974)
- Hungary and the United States (1977)
- Italy (1977, 1982)
Solo exhibitions were held in Odesa (1993) and in New Jersey (1998).
Later life
[edit]Kligman lived in Odesa at 26 Lastochkina Street, apartment 5. He later emigrated to the United States and died in Boston on May 27, 2006.
Legacy
[edit]His works are preserved in the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv.
References
[edit]- Ukrainian Soviet Artists: A Reference Book. Chief editor: I. I. Verba. Kyiv: Mystetstvo, 1972. p. 205.
- Dictionary of Ukrainian Artists. Chief editor: M. P. Bazhan. Kyiv: Main Editorial Board of the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, 1973.
- Artists of the Peoples of the USSR: A Biobibliographical Dictionary. Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1983. Vol. 4, Book 1, p. 552.
- Kryzhevska, S. H. Kligman, Izyaslav Onysymovych. In: Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. Kyiv: NAS of Ukraine, 2013. Vol. 13, ISBN 978-966-02-6814-2.