Elkin Vasiliy

March 9, 1897 (d Samaras Moscow Province) - 1991 (Moscow);

schedule, painter

studied in the Higher Art - Vhuteine in Moscow (1923-1928) in SV Gerasimov and VA Favorsky. Since 1928 - Member of the association "October". In 1930 he worked in the field of political posters, mainly on social and military topics, created a series of posters, Lubkov. Engaged book graphics, cooperated in publishing the Children's Literature, "" Babe, "" Young Guards "and others.

by graphic and pictorial series "Building Canal Moscow-Volga", "Where is power plant", "Landscapes of Moscow Region", "Palanga».

participated in the exhibitions "Contemporary book art" in Cologne (1928), "Poster at the service of five-year plan" in Moscow (1932) and others.