Kirnarsky, Mark Abramovich

Born in the town of Pogar, Chernigov Province, on June 8, 1893 , in the family of a merchant Abram Meerovich Kirnarsky.

In the years 1912-1913. He studied at the Graduate Special Architecture School in Paris.

In 1917-1919 studied at the Petrograd Academy of Arts , under I. Fomin.

In 1919–1922 He studied at the Ukrainian Academy of Arts in Kiev under G. I. Narbut . Exhibited for the first time in Kiev in 1921, at the Autumn Exhibition of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts.

In 1923, he exhibited at the Exhibition of paintings by Petrograd artists of all directions. In 1924 he joined the community " Community of Artists ".

Since 1924, works as a master of artistic font. Since the 1920s. designed and illustrated books for the Publishing House of Writers in Leningrad, the State Publishing House of the RSFSR, and the Vremya Publishing House. Kirnarsky was one of the representatives of the so-called “Leningrad school of book graphics”, distinguished by features of a highly cultured, consistently and logically worked out to the smallest detail style. Kirnarsky was a master of the cover, in the design of which he preferred a plane-decorative principle with a symmetrical composition and various frames in the spirit of the neoclassical traditions of the artists of the World of Art. In the 1930s. he was also engaged in typography, mainly in its decorative interpretation.

In 1925, participates in the State competition for the design of the works of V. I. Lenin. In 1927 he took part in the exhibition “The Art of the Book” in Leipzig. In 1929, he participated in the Fifth International Exhibition of Art Book Marks in Los Angeles, California. In 1931, he took part in the exhibition “The Art of the Book” in Paris.

In 1938, M. Kirnarsky held a personal exhibition in the LSSH and his creative evening.

Killed during the blockade of Leningrad , in March 1942. ^[2]

• Akhmatova A. Of the six books. L. Soviet writer. 1940.
• Berner N. Autumn of the World. Poems. Kiev. 1922. 30 p. Circulation 1000 copies. (Cover and stamp)
• Brown N. Action word. Selected Poems. L.-M. GHL 1932. 52 seconds (cover).
• Brown N. Munich. L. Publishing house of writers in Leningrad. 1933. 70 p.
• Brown N. New Circle. Poems. L. Surf. 1928. 96 s (cover).
• Brown N. Poems. Publishing house of writers in Leningrad. 1933.
• Vaginov K. Experience of combining words through rhythm. L. Publishing house of writers in Leningrad. 1931. 74 p. Circulation 1200 copies. (Binding).
• Volkenshteyn V. Theater. Tragedy. Pg. The life of art. 1923. 344 p. (Cover).
• Gerasimov M. Iron bloom. Kn.1. M.-Pg. Guise. 1923. 132 p. (Cover).
• Gitovich A., Prokofiev A. Salyut. L. Publishing house of writers in Leningrad. 1932. 42 p.
• Glushkov M. Taedium vitae. Poems. Kiev. 1922. 30 with 1000 copies. (Cover and stamp).
• Gomez de la Serna, Ramon. Unusual doctor. Novel. - L: Novelties of world literature, 1927 - 264 pp., Ill. Circulation: 4000 copies. (Cover).
• Zabolotsky N. Columns. L. Publishing house of writers in Leningrad. 1929. 72 p. Circulation 1200 copies. (Cover).
• Inge Yu. The city on the Baltic. L. Soviet writer. 1940. 68 p.
• Conan Doyle, A. In Wonderland. 1927. L. Surf. 132 sec. (Cover)
• Leningrad: Guide. Story. Economy. Walking around the city. Museums. Directory. M .; L.: Ogiz. State social-economical ed., 1931. - 516 p., 5 inc. l plan: il. . Circulation 20,000 copies.
• Leningrad. Guide. In 2 vols. M .; L., 1933. 455 + 634 p. Circulation 10,000 copies. (Binding, bookend and mock titles).
• Olgin M. Enemies Publishing House Life and Knowledge. 1930. 130 s. Circulation 5000 copies. (Cover).
• Shaginyan MS Hydrocentre. L. Publishing house of writers in Leningrad. 1931. (Cover).
• Shaginyan M. S. Diaries. 1917-1931. L. Publishing house of writers in Leningrad. 1932. (Dust jacket and binding).
• Shaginyan M. S. Selected Stories. L. Surf. 1929. (Cover).
• Shaginyan M.S. Kick. Roman complex. L. Surf. 1929. 216 (Cover).
• Shvanvich B.N. Insects and flowers in their relationships. - ML: State Publishing House, 1926 - 116 pp., Ill. Circulation: 3000 copies. (Cover).
• Heredia H.-M. Trophies L. GIZ, 1925. 207 s. (Cover, and all internal engravings, with the exception of the cover, were made by G. S. Vereisky )
• Ehrenburg I. Visa time. L., Ed. writers in Leningrad, 1933. Circulation 10 500. (Binding, dust jacket).
• Erenburg I. Protracted denouement. Soviet writer, 1934. Circulation 10,500. (Binding, dust jacket).
• Modzalevsky B. L. Roman Decembrist Kakhovsky . L. 1926. (Cover)
• Voinov V. Russian publishing sign. Pg: Publishing of graphic workshops of Academic Publishing. 1924 (Cover)
• Dosson Scott. Chance L: Time, 1927. (Cover)
• Bessak E. Games for physical education lessons. description of 166 games. L. Time. 1929. Circulation 4125 (cover).

• Gollerbach E.F. Graphics M. A. Kirnarsky. - L .: Time , 1928. - 71 p.
• Gollerbach E.F. Modern cover. - L .: Edition of the Academy of Arts , 1927. - 27 p.