Sergei Orlov (sculptor)
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Sergei Mikhailovich Orlov (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Орлов; 14 September 1911 – 18 November 1971) was a Soviet painter, ceramicist and sculptor specializing in depicting Russian historical figures.[1][2]
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Born | Sergei Mikhailovich Orlov (1911-09-14)September 14, 1911 |
Died | November 18, 1971(1971-11-18) (aged 60) |
Nationality | Soviet |
Known for | Painter, ceramicist and sculptor |
Notable work | Statue of Yuriy Dolgorukiy |
Awards | Stalin Prize |
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Orlov worked in ceramics and porcelain for decades until his first large-scale commission, the 1954 equestrian statue of Yuri Dolgorukiy on Tverskaya Street, which he won by competition.[3] Other work includes the 1955 monument to Russian explorer Afanasy Nikitin in his medieval home of Tver,[4] a group called "Belorussian Partisan" in a passage in the Belorusskaya (Koltsevaya line) station of the Moscow Metro, and work on the Main Gate of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy.