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Sergey Merkurov | |
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 A 1981 Soviet stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of Sergey Merkurov's birth | |
| Born | 7 November 1881 |
| Died | 8 June 1952 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Russian, Soviet |
| Style | Socialist realism |
Sergey Dmitriyevich Merkurov (Russian: Серге́й Дми́триевич Мерку́ров, 7 November [O.S. 26 October] 1881 – 8 June 1952) was a Soviet sculptor-monumentalist of Greek-Armenian descent.[1] He was a People's Artist of the USSR in visual arts, an academic at the Soviet Academy of Arts,[2] and director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts from 1944 to 1949. Merkurov was considered the greatest Soviet master of post-mortem masks.[3][4] He was the sculptor of the three biggest monuments of Joseph Stalin in the USSR.[5]
He was the cousin of George Gurdjieff, a mystic and spiritual teacher.[6]
- ^ Rosenberg, Suzanne (1991). A Soviet odyssey. Toronto: Penguin. p. 55. ISBN 9780140129274.
- ^ "Меркуров С.Д. (in Russian)". Monulent.ru. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Скульптор Сергей Меркуров". Deathmask.kiev.ua. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Vladica, Viorica (27 June 2003) Art of the Departed: Gyumri museum houses rare, if creepy, death masks. armenianow.com
- ^ "Меркуров, Сергей Дмитриевич". Krugosvet.ru. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Grossman, Vasily (2013). An Armenian Sketchbook. New York Review of Books. p. 127. ISBN 9781590176351.
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