1. Felix Lembersky is known for his 'Execution: Babi Yar' series, which are considered to be among the earliest artistic representations of the Nazi massacres of Jews in Kyiv.
16 Facts About Felix Lembersky
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In 1928, Felix Lembersky moved to Kiev to attend the Jewish Arts' and Trades' School.
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Felix Lembersky worked as a set designer for the Jewish Theater in Kiev and Berdichev from 1930 to 1933 and attended the Kiev Art Institute from 1933 to 1935 to study painting with professor Pavel Volokidin.
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Felix Lembersky then moved to Leningrad to study at the Russian Academy of Arts in 1935.
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Felix Lembersky's parents remained in Berdichev and perished in the Holocaust.
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Felix Lembersky was wounded during the defense operations on the outskirts of Leningrad in July 1941.
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Felix Lembersky then contracted typhoid and was brought back to the Academy, which was converted into a home and a hospital for its students, professors, and staff during the war.
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Felix Lembersky completed his thesis during the Siege of Leningrad and defended it in December 1941, earning a degree in easel painting with honors for academic achievement.
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Felix Lembersky joined the Union of Soviet Artists in 1944 and offered private art classes at his studio.
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Felix Lembersky created the triptych Leaders and Children for Anichkov Palace in 1955, and he worked on the Novgorod and Pskov series from 1956 to 1957.
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Felix Lembersky worked on the Urals Series from 1958 to 1964, and he created the Railway Pointer and Miners series and the Staraya Ladoga series during this time.
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Felix Lembersky held a personal exhibition at the LOSSKh exhibition gallery in Leningrad in 1960.
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Felix Lembersky died on December 2,1970 at his home in Leningrad.
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Felix Lembersky became a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists after the war and participated in both national and private art exhibitions across Russia.
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Felix Lembersky traveled to various regions, including the Urals, Ladoga, Pskov, and the Baltic Republics, where he engaged in artistic endeavors.
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Felix Lembersky attended art history lectures by Punin at the Academy of Art, where he received a classical education that greatly influenced his techniques as a realist and impressionist artist.