Pioneer of Soviet animation: 120th anniversary of the animator Ivan Ivanov-Vano
2020-02-08T12:04:23.644Z
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February 8 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of the artist, director, screenwriter and one of the founders of the Soviet animation Ivan Ivanov-Vano. He was brought up in the family of an older sister and her husband, the artist Konstantin Spassky, who in many respects influenced the choice of profession as a brother-in-law. Ivanov-Vano graduated from VKHUTEMAS and with a group of enthusiasts began to work on the creation of the first animated films. In the mid-1930s, he moved to the barely opening Soyuzmultfilm, and at the end of the decade he organized an art department at VGIK. Ivan Ivanov-Vano preferred not to work in the tradition of Disney animation and created his paintings in folk style. He directed such classic Soviet cartoons as The Little Humpbacked Horse, Twelve Months, The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights, Moydodyr, The Adventures of Pinocchio, and many others.
Source: russiart