PAKHOMOV Alexey Fedorovich

1900 (Vologda province) — 1973 (Leningrad)

Painter, graphic artist

Alexey Pakhomov was born to a peasant family. Local landowner noticed art facilities of young Pakhomov and sent him to study in Petrograd.

In 1915–1917 Pakhomov attended the Central School of Technical Drawing of Baron Alexander Stiegliez — the High workshops of decorative and applied arts. He studied under the guidance of N. A. Tyrsa, S. V. Chekhonin and V. I. Shukhaev. Since 1920 Pakhomov studied under V. V. Lebedev. He worked in the Windows of ROSTA (Russian Telegraph Agency). In 1925 he graduated from the faculty of painting at Leningrad department of the Higher Art Technical Institute (VKhUTEIN), where he studied under A. I. Savinov.

In 1926–1931 Pakhomov was a member of the association Krug Khudozhnikov (“Circle of Artists”). Pakhomov was engaged in monumental art (frescos), in graphic art (book illustration, poster, drawing, lithography), later — in sculpture.

Pakhomov was one of the significant soviet graphic artists. He illustrated a lot of children’s books by N. Nekrasov; I. Turgenev; L. Tolstoy, including Filippok (1968–1970), Alphabet (1970–1972) and others; by S. Marshak; V. Mayakovsky; N. Ostrovsky; L. Panteleev; M. Zoshchenko and folk fairy tales. He drew a series Leningrad during blockade (1942–1944).

Pakhomov lectured in the I. E. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture; he headed workshop of easel graphic art.