Khazanovsky Mikhail Nakhmanovich

Soviet graphic artist, poster artist; He gained the greatest fame as a master of film posters. Member of the USSR Union of Artists. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1964). Born in Yekaterinoslavl, he studied at the Kharkov Art Institute (1932–1936) with S. A. Grigoriev, V. I. Kasiyan, S. M. Prokhorov. He worked in the field of easel graphics, advertising and political posters (“Women and girls! Let’s replace the men who went to the front!”, 1942). In 1945, the artist moved to Moscow. In the 1940s–80s, he constantly worked in the field of propaganda posters, including social and political ones. Poster author: Window-TASS No. 48, “Pies and crumpets. Bruises and bumps" (1943), "Look up to the leaders, earn the award of the Motherland!" (1948), “Builders of mining villages! Wider socialist competition for the early implementation of the annual plan for the construction of residential buildings for miners!” (1950), “Follow military regulations - be smart and brave!” (1954), “We need to learn work - the master’s work is afraid!” (1955), “For freedom and independence! There is strength in unity!” (1967), “Communists are the standard bearers of the world!” (1977). One of the leading masters of the film poster genre in the USSR. Collaborated with the publishing house "Reklamfilm". Author of posters for famous films: “The House I Live In” (1957), “Communist” (1958), “The Idiot” (1958), “The Last Inch” (1959), “Colleagues” (1963), “The Living and the Dead” (1963), “Ordinary Fascism” (1965), “Workers’ Village” (1966), “Chief of Chukotka” (1966), “By the Lake” (1970), “Pirates of the 20th Century” (1980), “Tehran-43” (1981). Mikhail Khazanovsky won 1st prize at the International Contemporary Film Poster Competition (1962, Karlovy Vary). Diplomas of the Moscow branch of the Union of Artists of the USSR for the best posters of the year (1965, 1966, 1967). Posters by M. N. Khazanovsky are stored in the collections of the Russian State Library, the National Library of Belarus, and private Russian and foreign collections.