VOLNENKO Anatoly Nikonovich

21 ноября 1902 (Kharkov) — 23 августа 1965 (Kiev)

the set Designer, painter, graphic artist

he Studied at the Art school (1915-1917), at theatre-декорационном the faculty of the Art Institute in Kharkov (1921-1929) С. М. Прохорова, А. В. Хвостова. In 1929 he defended his thesis — sketches of scenery to the play "Zagmuk" А. Г. Глебова.

he Lived in Kharkov and Kiev. He designed the performances: "the Queen of spades" and "Swan lake" П. И. Чайковского (both — 1925), "don Quixote" А. Ф. Минкуса (1925), "the Explosion" (1927), "Ferenda" (1930) Б. К. Яновского, "Aida" by G. Verdi. Verdi (1938) in Kharkov theatre of Opera and ballet (Ukrainian state Opera Metropolitan); "Flames of Paris" Б. В. Асафьева (1928) in the Dnepropetrovsk Opera and ballet theatre; "Viy" based on the novel Н. В. Гоголя (1935) in Kharkiv national dramatic theatre; "Storm" В. Н. Билль-Белоцерковского (1938), "the confrontation" Л. Р. Шейнина (1939) in Noginsk regional drama theater.

From 1951 — the main artist of the Kyiv academic theatre of Opera and ballet. He designed the performances: "Marusya Boguslavka" А. Г. Свечникова (1951), "Cossack beyond the Danube" С. С. Гулак-Артемовского (1955), "pan kotsky", "Winter and spring" Н. В. Лысенко (both — 1956), "the Nutcracker" П. И. Чайковского (1956) and others.

in Addition to the work of theatrical decorator, was engaged in easel painting and graphics; painted landscapes, thematic compositions.

From 1939 — participant of exhibitions (all-Union exhibition of young artists dedicated to the 20-летию of the Komsomol in Moscow). Exhibited: works by artists of theatre and cinema of Soviet republics (1956), 1-му all-Union Congress of Soviet artists (1957) in Moscow, the Jubilee exhibition of the Ukrainian SSR (1957), "Soviet Ukraine" (1960) in Kyiv and other.

he Taught at the Kharkiv art Institute (1932-1935). For his activities he was awarded the title of honored art worker of the Ukrainian SSR (1958).

the Work of Volnenko represented in the State Central Museum of. А. А. Бахрушина in Moscow, the State Museum of theatre, music and cinema arts of Ukraine and others.