Ivan Bilibin
Ivan Bilibin | |
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Иван Билибин | |
Portrait of Ivan Bilibin by Boris Kustodiev, 1901 | |
| Born | Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin 16 August [O.S. 4 August] 1876 |
| Died | February 7, 1942 (aged 65) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Education | Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (1895-1898) Princess Maria Tenisheva's School (1989-1900) |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Imperial University |
| Movement | Mir iskusstva |
| Spouses | |
| Partner(s) | Renée O'Connell (1912–1917) Ludmilla Chirikova-Shnitnikova (1918-1922) |
| Children | 2 |
Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Russian: Иван Яковлевич Билибин, IPA: [ɪˈvan ˈjakəvlʲɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈlʲibʲɪn]; 16 August [O.S. 4 August] 1876 – 7 February 1942) was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. Ivan Bilibin gained popularity with his illustrations of Russian folk tales and Slavic folklore. Throughout his career he was inspired by the art and culture of medieval Russia.