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The virtual exhibition "Graphic Code of Ukrainians" dedicated to the 115th anniversary of the birth of People's Artist-painter, graphic artist, illustrator Yevhen Kibryk (1906-1978) has been presented

Eugene Adolfovich Kibryk was born on February 8, 1906 in Voznesensk, Mykolayiv region. While studying at the local gymnasium, little Eugene became interested in reading literature, and drawing took a special place in his life. So it is no coincidence that in 1922 he decided to move to the city of Odessa and enter the Odessa Art Institute (now Odessa Art School named after MB Grekov), where he first studied at the Faculty of Painting in the art studio of P.G. Volodin (1877-1936), and later moved to the workshop of T.B. Fraerman (1883-1957).

The young artist Yevhen Kibryk studied hard, and from the end of 1922 he began working for the newspaper Moloda Gvardiya. The future artist showed his remarkable flair and continued his art education in 1925-1927 at the Academy of Arts in Leningrad. In the 1930s, Yevhen Kibryk began working as an illustrator. His talent in working with the literary works of Yu. He could see, feel and show history. During World War II, Yevhen Kibryk was evacuated to Samarkand, Uzbekistan. From 1943 the artist lived in Moscow, taught at the Moscow Art Institute, from 1954 he was a professor. The artist died in 1978, buried in the Novodevichye Cemetery in Moscow.

In the late 70's of last century, the artist's compatriots from the city of Voznesensk asked the artist to donate several of his works to the city. He agreed, but his sudden death prevented them from doing so.

Already in 1980, the city created an art gallery, which is now called the Voznyesensk Art Museum named after E.A. Kibrika. The artist's widow donated more than two thousand items, including personal belongings, works of the artist, art collection. The stock collection of the Art Museum of Kropyvnytskyi contains about 70 graphic works by the author, which are dedicated to the famous novel by Nikolai Gogol "Taras Bulba". The artist worked on the creation of these illustrations during 1944-45. In 1980, they were purchased from the artist's family by the Kirovohrad Regional Museum of Local Lore, a department of which was once an art gallery, on the basis of which Kirovohrad Regional Art Museum (now the Art Museum) was founded in 1993.

The virtual exposition presents graphic works in which Yevhen Kibryk managed to convey the soul of the Ukrainian Cossacks, the best features of our people - patriotism, self-sacrifice, love for the homeland. These works widely show the Ukrainian mentality, identity and color of life of the Ukrainian people, whose bright representatives were the Cossacks.

Mykola Pravda - researcher of Tourism, Local Lore and Informational Work Department

Kropyvnytskyi Art Museum