Stenberg, Vladimir Avgustovich

April 4, 1899 (Moscow) - May 1, 1982 (Moscow)

Stenberg George Avgustovich

March 20, 1900 (Moscow) - October 15, 1933 (Moscow)

designers - designers of buildings and urban spaces, architects, theater artists, poster artist, master of book design.

In 1912-1917 studied at the Stroganov School of Industrial Art in Moscow for VE Egorova, PV Kuznetsov, A. Yanov. In 1915, VA Stenberg completed the decorations and sculptures for productions in kinoatele AA Khanzhonkov for Kiev Operetta Theater (in conjunction with artists EF Bauer and A. A. Utkin). In 1916, VA Stenberg has designed some 10 productions for operettas brothers Zon, "Luna Park" in Moscow (jointly with his father, the artist I. K. Stenberg).

In 1918-1920 Stenberg brothers were at the first state of free art workshops (GSHM) in the workshop GB Yakulov. By the same year began a collaborative VA and G. A. Stenberg. They worked on the decoration project of the Moscow club railwaymen, decorations for the club employees of the Office of Water Transport, created sketches of scenery for the performances of these clubs. In 1918, created a festive decoration of buildings of the Supreme Council of National Economy and the Post Office to the 1-th anniversary of the October Revolution.

Since 1919, the Company participated in exhibitions of young artists (OBMOHU) in Moscow, where he exhibited tsvetokonstruktsii, design of glass and metal, industrial models, designs posters. We have created the scenery for the play "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles at the State Theater is significant.

performed agitplakaty. In 1921 began working at the Institute of Artistic Culture (INKhuK). In 1922-1931 worked (at first jointly with KK Medunetskim) at the Moscow Chamber Theater under the direction of J. Tairov over the design of the performance "Yellow jacket" D. Benrimo and D. ; Hazltona (Setting not implemented), "Phaedra" Jean-Baptiste Racine (jointly with AA Vesnin), "Babylon lawyer" AB Mariengof, "Thunderstorm" A. Ostrovsky, "Saint John" Bernard Shaw, "Masquerade" by M. Lermontov (staging not performed), "Kukirol" PG Antokolsky AP Globa, V. Zak, VZ Mass, "shaggy monkey" and "Desire Under the Elms" Yu O'Neill, " Day and Night "C. Lecoq," Sirocco "LA Polovinkina," Negro "Yu O'Neil," Nataly Tarpova "SA Semenov," Opera poor "by Brecht and C. Weil," Line of Fire "NN Nikitin.

In 1922 he completed registration Okhotny and Sverdlov Square for the holidays on May 1 and the fifth anniversary of the October Revolution. Show his work at the first exhibition of Soviet art in Berlin and Amsterdam. In the Poets' Cafe in Moscow, together with Medunetskim organized an exhibition "constructivists." In 1923 he completed designing and decorating work for the pavilion "Pastoralism" 1-st All-Russia agricultural and handicraft industrial exhibition in Moscow (jointly with AA Vesnin and Alexandra Exter). Since 1923 he worked on the creation kinoplakatov. In 1924 it participated with Medunetskim (group "Constructivists") in the 1 st controversial exhibition associations active revolutionary art.

in 1925-1926 at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and the art industry in Paris were awarded the silver medal for his theatrical works; formalized Revolution Square and Sverdlov to festive celebrations. Participated in the Moscow exhibition kinoplakata.

In 1927 he completed a draft of restructuring and design of the Moscow music-hall. At the International Exhibition in Monza, Milan (Italy) for theatrical work and kinoplakaty were awarded a diploma. Exhibitions, kinoplakaty exhibition of Soviet art in Japan.

In 1928 the competition projects festive decoration Red Square, the work of artists was awarded first prize. From 1928 to 1962, becoming the main artist-designer of Red Square to the festivities, in 1928-1932 - the main artist Dnieprostroi, in 1928-1933 - the main artist CPKiO them. Gorky. In 1928-1929 drawn up covers of books produced by the Moscow publishing house "Land and factory. In 1928-1931 he participated in exhibitions of Soviet art in England, France, the Netherlands, USA and Germany. In 1929, the sketch of scenery for the opera "News of the Day" Hindemith (State Academ. Bolshoi Theater, staging was not performed). Formalized representation-revue "There, where the ice" SA Resurrection and V. Ya Tipote (Moscow Music Hall). In the 1929-1932 teaching at the Architectural-Construction Institute in Moscow at the department of drawing and design. In 1931 completed a draft restructuring and design of the Chamber Theater and Musical Theater of mass action in Kharkov, formalized performance "Dream of St. Mary Magdalene" N. Erdman and VZ Mass in the Moscow music-hall.

In 1932 participated in the design contest of the building of the Palace of Soviets. The project received an award, but not implemented. Completed the planning and design of the complex construction of the Gorky Automobile Plant, the building of the club and the People's Commissariat of Light Industry, the Palace of Culture Proletarian District (now the Palace of Culture ZIL). We took part in the organization of the Moscow Union of Soviet Artists (MOSSH). In 1933, completed the project and design of highway Moscow - Minsk.

In the same year was killed in a car accident GA Stenberg. After his death, many of VA Stenberg performs with her sister, L. Stenberg. In 1934, VA Stenberg appointed chief artist and designer of the Red and the Soviet space (1934-1962), Sokolniki district of Moscow, the Moscow City Council's chief artist. In 1935 he created the scenery for the play instantly. Theater. Meyerhold "One Life" E. Gabrilovich on Ostrovsky's novel How the Steel Was Tempered "(staging not performed). Appointed chief artist-designer All-Russia agricultural and handicraft industrial exhibition in CPKiO them. Gorky. Created project plan in South-West district of Moscow.

in 1936 designed the space, highways, buildings in Moscow and Tushino airfield Day Air. Appointed artistic adviser of the USSR People's Commissariat of Communications. Engage in artistic design of the subway cars, sleeping cars, restaurant cars and a saloon car, the special high-speed diesel trains trehvagonnyh, has developed a new type of ventilation for the Central Bureau vagonokonstruktorskogo. In 1939-1940 performed design works for the Days of Aviation Days athlete, International Junior Day, the Day of the railway. In 1941 was appointed chief artist of the Museum of VV Mayakovsky in Moscow.

During the Great Patriotic War, created the portraits of the pilots - the heroes of South-Western Front, agitplakaty projects hopper and self-cooling tanks for the storage of flammable substances (projects undertaken).

From 1945 he worked with his son, S. Stenberg. In 1949-1952 was the chief artist Mosgoroformleniya. In 1950 he was appointed chief designer of the pavilion "Far East" at VSHV. In 1954 designed the building of the Polytechnic Museum and the exhibition of the national economy, science and art of the Ukrainian SSR, dedicated to 300 anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine and Russia. In 1959, complied with decorative panel for the Pavilion of the oil, coal and gas "in VDNH USSR. In 1961 completed draft registration department of the oil, coal and gas "for the Soviet pavilion at the World Exhibition in Paris, and five decorative panels for the induction of the hall. In 1968-1980 was engaged in restoration projects, designs, executed in 1918-1924, sketches of theatrical scenery and layouts performances Chamber Theater and Theater. Meyerhold.

In the work of Stenberg brothers traced rejection of "pure art" in favor of the idea of industrial constructivism with its specific functionality, utility. Along with LS Popova, Rodchenko, Stepanova, VF, they were pioneers of the new spheres of artistic forces, what was the design.