Vera Muchina
(1889–1953) sovjetisk skulptör (1889–1953)
Vera Muchina (1889–1953) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Vera Muchina belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.
Vera Muchina was born in Riga and died in Moscow. Vera Muchina trained at Académie Colarossi, Académie de La Palette, and Académie de la Grande Chaumière. The teachers included Konstantin Yuon, Ivan Dudin, and Ilya Mashkov. Vera Muchina became a member of Society of Russian sculptors. The awards include State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, People's Painter of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and Order of the Badge of Honour. The students included Michaś Filipovič.
The best-known works include ‘Tchaikovsky Monument’ and ‘Worker and Kolkhoz Woman’. The catalogue has one work by Vera Muchina with a free image. The dated work is from 1939. Tverskaya Zastava Square holds at least one work by Vera Muchina.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include André Favory, Nina Kogan, Nina Arbore, Armando Reverón, and Karl Völker.