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eng Automatic Translation

Sergey Selikhanov

1917 – 1976

Sculptor.

The main theme of creativity was the events of the Great Patriotic War, as well as the post-war life of contemporaries.

He equally worked on both monumental compositions and the portrait genre, graphics.

The artist was awarded the title of People's Artist of the BSSR.

Lived and worked in Minsk.

Selected events

Selected artworks

Associated institutions

Associated Documents

Selected dates:

March 8, 1917

Born in Petrograd (Russian Empire, now St. Petersburg, Russian Federation).

1921

The artist's family moved to Orsha (Republic of Belarus).

1933-1937

He studied at the Vitebsk Art College. Along with painting and drawing, he successfully mastered art modeling, which later led to the final professional choice - the creation of sculptural compositions.

1940

The first exhibition as a sculptor took place. Simultaneously with this event, there was a move to Minsk. With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, he went as a private to the front, in anti-tank artillery.

1946

Returned to Minsk.

1950

He took part in the design of the Belarusian pavilion in Moscow at the VDNKh of the USSR , for which the sculptural composition "Labor Belarus" and the figure of the Soviet partisan, Hero of the Great Patriotic War Zaslonov were created.

1955

For a significant contribution to Belarusian culture, he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the BSSR.

1963

Was awarded the title of People's Artist of the BSSR.

1965-1969

Together with architects Yuri Gradov, Valentin Zankovich and Leonid Levin, he worked on the creation of the Invincible Man monument in the Khatyn memorial complex.

1970

For the creation of the monument in Khatyn, he was the first Belarusian artist to be awarded the Lenin Prize .

September 28, 1976

Died in Minsk.