Boim Solomon Samsonovich
Navy Day (sketch)
Year
1949
Material
Paper, gouache
Dimensions
28х50
Category
Graphics
Period
Soviet Period (1917–1991)
A 1949 sketch executed in gouache. The work is dedicated to the celebration of Navy Day.
Artist
Boim Solomon Samsonovich
1899 — 1978
Solomon Samsonovich Boim (1899–1978) was a Soviet graphic artist and painter. From 1922 to 1929, he studied in the graphic department of Vkhutemas-Vkhutein under N.N. Kupriyanov, P.N. Lvov, and P.V. Miturich. Starting in 1929, he illustrated books for the Detgiz publishing house. During the Great Patriotic War, he served as the chief artist of the Political Directorate of the Baltic Fleet. He was also involved in teaching at the VTsSPS studio, the Moscow Art Institute, and the Moscow Regional Art Pedagogical College in memory of 1905.