Boris Ivanovich Shamanov (; September 15, 1931 – March 1, 2008) was a Soviet Russian realist painter, graphic artist, and art teacher,

People's Artist of the Russian Federation People's Artist of the Russian Federation ()is an honorary title given no earlier than five years after the honorary title "Honored Artist of Russia" or " Honored Art Worker of Russia" to an important artist who has created extraordinary works of ...

, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg. He was a member of the

Saint Petersburg Union of Artists Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg () was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". From 1959 (when it joined the Union of Art ...

(before 1992 named as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), and regarded as one of the representatives of the

Leningrad school of painting The Leningrad School of Painting () is a phenomenon that refers to a large group of painters who developed in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad around the reformed Imperial Academy of Arts, Academy of Arts in 1930–1950 and was united by the Saint Pet ...

Biography

Boris Ivanovich Shamanov was born September 15, 1931, in Leningrad, USSR. In 1948, Boris Shamanov entered at the first course of the department of monumental painting of the Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry. Boris Shamanov studied of Piotr Buchkin, Alexei Sokolov, Sergei Petrov, Kirill Iogansen. In 1956 Boris Shamanov graduated in the Alexander Kazantsev workshop. Since 1957 Boris Shamanov has participated in art exhibitions. He painted portraits, still lifes with flowers in exterior, genre scenes, and landscapes. Boris Shamanov worked in oils, tempera, and watercolors. Boris Shamanov was a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists from 1960. Since 1960, Boris Shamanov combined his creative activities with pedagogical work at the painting department of the Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry named after Vera Mukhina. In years of 1988-2008, he was a professor and head of painting department. In 1984 Boris Shamanov was awarded the honorary title of

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

. In 1995 he was awarded the honorary title of

. Boris Ivanovich Shamanov died on March 1, 2008, in Saint Petersburg. His paintings reside in

State Russian Museum The State Russian Museum (), formerly known as the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III (), on Arts Square in Saint Petersburg, is the world's largest depository of Russian fine art. It is also one of the largest art museums in ...

,''Time for change. The Art of 1960-1985 in the Soviet Union.'' - Saint Petersburg: State Russian Museum, 2006. - pp. 172–173. State Treryakov Gallery, in art museums and private collections in Russia, France, England, US, China, Italy, Japan, and other countries.

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* ''Matthew C. Bown. Dictionary of 20th Century Russian and Soviet Painters 1900-1980s''. - London: Izomar, 1998. , . * ''Time for change. The Art of 1960-1985 in the Soviet Union.'' - Saint Petersburg: State Russian Museum, 2006. - pp. 172–173. * ''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' - Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp. 9, 19-21, 24, 27, 30, 31, 61, 302, 372, 390-402, 404-407, 415-424, 445. , . * ''Логвинова Е. Круглый стол по ленинградскому искусству в галерее АРКА'' // Петербургские искусствоведческие тетради. Вып. 31. СПб, 2014. С.17-26. {{DEFAULTSORT:Shamanov, Boris 1931 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Russian painters Russian male painters Soviet painters Leningrad School artists Socialist realist artists People's Artists of Russia (visual arts) Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Members of the Leningrad Union of Artists Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design alumni 20th-century Russian male artists 21st-century Russian male artists

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