Leonid Samoilovich Tovstukha ( 1930 - 2010 ) - Soviet artist. Carpet maker.
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Biography
Born on October 17, 1930 in the village of Orlovka (now Yampolsky district (Sumy region) , Ukraine ). In 1947 he graduated from the Oryol 7-year school. In 1947-1951 he studied at the Krolevets technical school of arts and crafts. In 1951-1952 he worked as a foreman of the carpet workshop named after L. Ukrainka ( Poltava ), in 1952-1962 - as a chief, master, artist of the name named K.Tsetkin ( Reshetylivka ). Since 1962, its director. In the years 1962-1968 he studied at MIT . Solo exhibitions in the USSR and abroad.
He died on March 7, 2010 in his native village.
Social activities
- 1966–1990 - Chairman of the District Peace Development Assistance Commission
- 1976-1986 - Member of the Board of the Poltava Regional Organization of the Union of Artists of Ukraine
- 1982–1996 - Member of the Republican Commission for Decorative and Applied Arts of the Union of Artists of Ukraine
- 1982-1985 - Member of the Board of the Art Fund of Ukraine
- 1989–1992 - jury member for awarding Catherine Belokur Prize
- 1990–1995 - Member of the Grand Council of the National Union of Ukrainian Folk Craftsmen
- 1999-2005 - Member of the Board of the Poltava Regional National Union of Artists of Ukraine
- 2000—2004 - Member of the State Art and Expert Council of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine
Awards and prizes
- Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1975)
- People's Artist of Ukraine (1992)
- Silver Medal VDNH (1986)
- USSR State Prize named after T. Shevchenko (1986) - for the highly artistic use of folk traditions in works of decorative and applied art
- Badge of Honor (1977)
- Order of Merit, III degree (2001) [1]
- medals
- Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2005)
- honorary citizen Reshetylivka (2006)
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Links
- Flowers of his life (inaccessible link)