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Svetoslav Roerich

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Date de naissance:
23.10.1904
Date de décès:
30.01.1993
Noms supplémentaires:
Святослав Рерих, Svjatoslavs Rērihs, Святослáв Николáевич Рéрих,
Catégories:
Académicien, Artiste, La figure publique, Liée à la Lettonie, Peintre
Nationalité:
 letton, allemand, russe, danois
Cimetière:
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Svetoslav Nikolaevich Roerich  Russian painter, son of Nicholas Roerich, studied from a young age under his father's tutelage. He studied architecture in England in 1919 and entered Columbia University's school of architecture in 1920. He won the Grand Prix of the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1926.

Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Honours and awards
  • 3 See also
  • 4 External links

Biography

He lived for many years in India where Nehru awarded him the International Award and the Padma Bhushan. His paintings of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, adorn the historic Central Parliament Hall in New Delhi. He was married in 1945 to an Indian movie star Devika Rani, widow of producer Himanshu Rai and known as "The First Lady of the Indian Screen".

He was named an Honorary Academician of the Art Academy of the USSR, and was an honorary member of the Bulgarian Academy of Art.

He had a large plantation on the outskirts of Bangalore, called Tataguni, on Kanakpura road. He and Devika Rani lived here, after their respective deaths the estate got involved in litigation and the case is still in the courts.

Roerich family's residence in Manali, India, is now home for the exquisite gallery of paintings. It is managed by the International Roerich Trust and has been named Roerich Heritage Museum. The gallery was founded by Svetoslav Roerich in 1962.

Honours and awards

Roerich postage stamp This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.

See also

Sources: wikipedia.org

Pas de lieux

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        NomLienDate de naissanceDate de décèsDescription
        1Nikolai RerikhNikolai RerikhPère09.10.187413.12.1947
        2Georgs (Juris) RērihsGeorgs (Juris) RērihsFrère16.08.190221.05.1960
        3
        Boriss RērihsOncle09.07.188504.05.1945
        4Konstantīns RērihsKonstantīns RērihsGrand-père01.08.183726.07.1900
        5
        Marija RērihaGrand-mère09.03.184406.06.1927
        6
        Frīdrihs Rērihsgrand-père00.00.180100.00.1904
        7Karls RērihsKarls RērihsRelatif02.02.186519.04.1925
        8Jekaterina FurzewaJekaterina FurzewaFamilier07.12.191025.10.1974

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