13 Facts About Vladimir Gorb

Vladimir Alexandrovich Gorb was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, and art teacher.

Vladimir Gorb lived and worked in Leningrad as professor of the Repin Institute of Arts, was awarded the title of Honored Art Worker of Russian Federation, and was member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation.

Vladimir Gorb is regarded as a representative of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his portrait paintings and Art teaching.

Vladimir Gorb was born on 31 December 1903 in Odessa, Russian Empire.

In 1920, Gorb enters the Odessa Art Institute, studied of K Kostandi, P Volokidin, T Frayerman, M Zamechek.

In 1926, after graduation, Gorb came to Leningrad and entered the Leningrad Vhutein.

Vladimir Gorb's graduate work was a painting named "Protection of Leningrad Building".

Vladimir Gorb became a member of Leningrad Union of Artists in 1937.

For more than half a century, Vladimir Gorb spent his time teaching art, first in the Tavricheskaya Art School, then in the Secondary Art School at the All-Russian Academy of Arts, and in the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, professor of whom he had been since 1972.

In February 1942, Vladimir Gorb supervised the evacuation of Secondary Art School from blockade Leningrad first to Tbilisi, and then in Samarkand.

In 1944, after the liberation of the city from the enemy blockade, Vladimir Gorb led the return of the students first in Zagorsk, and in July in Leningrad.

In 1970, for his work of many years of fruitful artistic and educational activities, Vladimir Gorb was awarded the honorary title of Honored Art Worker of Russian Federation.

Vladimir Gorb died in Leningrad on 20 October 1988, aged 84.