Faina Petryakova (September 23, 1931 — May 6, 2002) — was a distinguished professor of the Lviv Academy of Arts, a recognized figure in the field of

ethnography Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. It explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject of the study. Ethnography is also a type of social research that involves examining ...

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and beyond, and a senior researcher of the Institute of Ethnography at the

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branch office of the

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Legacy

Petryakova died in 2002, leaving behind a vast scientific legacy in the field of Ukrainian glass,

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and Ukrainian Judaica. She has been commemorated by The Faina Petryakova Scientific Center for Judaica and Jewish Art. The center has a collection of Judaica objects and pieces of traditional Ukrainian glass artwork.

References

20th-century Ukrainian women Ukrainian ethnographers Academic staff of the Lviv National Academy of Arts 1931 births 2002 deaths {{ethnographer-stub