A memorial plaque to People's Artist of Belarus Pavel Maslenikov has appeared in Vitebsk
Today, Vitebsk is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of People's Artist of Belarus Pavel Maslenikov with a series of events, a correspondent of BELTA was informed by the Department of Ideological Work, Culture and Youth Affairs of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee.
Thus, a solemn opening of a memorial plaque to the artist, who studied at the Vitebsk Art College from 1934 to 1938, will take place at 3 Suvorov Street. The plaque was created by Minsk sculptor Pavel Luk. It depicts a portrait of the artist against a natural background, as Pavel Maslenikov is known as a master of landscape painting. The memorial plaque was funded by the artist's close relatives - his daughter, Doctor of Art History, Head of the Department of Belarusian and World Art Culture at the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts Vera Prokopcova, and her husband Vladimir Prokopcov, Director of the National Art Museum of Belarus. The couple arrived in Vitebsk to attend the opening of the memorial plaque.
In addition, on the same day, the art gallery of the Vitebsk Regional Library named after V.I. Lenin will host the opening of an exhibition of P.V. Maslenikov's paintings from the funds of the Mogilev Regional Art Museum, which bears the master's name, and theatrical decorations created by him during his work as a set designer. At the exhibition, Vera Prokopcova will present two of her books: "Pavel Maslenikov" (2014) and "Pavel Maslenikov. An Artist in the Mirror of Time" (2013). Furthermore, a screening of the feature-documentary film "Syamoye neba Paŭla Maslenikava" (TeleRadioCompany "Mogilev", 2014) will take place, and a special first-day cover cancellation of a stamp issued for the occasion, featuring a portrait of Pavel Maslenikov on a thematic art envelope, is planned.
Ekaterina Knyazeva