Popov, Nikolai Tarasovich

Born on August 7, 1927 in the village of Yastrebovka, Kursk Region, in a peasant family.

From 1950 to 1956 he studied at the Kiev Art Institute in the workshop of Alexander Pashchenko .

He taught at the department of graphic arts since 1961, since 1978 - professor and head of the department of graphic arts.

He died on June 12, 2010 . He was buried in Kiev at the Baykovsky cemetery (plot number 33).

He worked for the most part in the industry of easel graphics and painting. He preferred lithography, etching , various means of drawing. Artworks:

• graphic series:
  • “For the motives of“ Kobzar “T. G. Shevchenko” (1964);
  • "Plant and People" (1966);
  • “Rocky of the Occupation” (1961–1968);
  • “Infancy” (1970–1972);
  • "Frying pan" (1972);
  • Svit Lyudsky (1971-1977);
  • "G. S. Skovoroda ”(1972);
  • Partizanska Suite (1974);
  • “Siberia will be” (1974–1978);
  • “Fighting and becoming” (1975–1977);
  • "Mіy Kyiv" (1976-1980);
  • "Winter Sedniv" (1977);
  • "According to India" (1979);
  • “Manhood” (1981–1982);
  • “According to Italy”, “According to Siberia”, “According to Middle Asia” (1989–1991);
  • “On the Enisei” (1992-1994)

Honored Art Worker of the Ukrainian SSR (since 1977 ), People's Artist of Ukraine (since 1997 ), awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian SSR, medals ^[1] .

• Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia : in 12 volumes = Ukrainian Radyansk Encyclopedia (Ukrainian) / Ed. M. Bazhan . - 2nd view. - K .: Goal. Editorial URE, 1974-1985.
• Nikolay Popov. Catalog. Kiev, Union of Artists of the Ukrainian SSR, 1974.
• Peter Punch. Little partisans. A book with illustrations by Nikolai Popov.