KHVOSTENKO-ХВОСТОВ (Tails-Хвостенко) Alexander (Oleksandr) V.

17 апреля 1895 (Borisovka in Kursk province) — 16 декабря 1968 (Kiev)

the set Designer, graphic designer, painter

From a family of artist-иконописца. Studied in MUZHVZ (1907-1917) in the Studio К. А. Коровина (1912). In 1918-1919 worked in the Studio А. А. Экстер in Kiev.

he Lived in Moscow, Kiev (1918-1921, 1946), Kharkiv (1921-1941). In 1914-1917 worked in small provincial theaters (for example, at the Summer theatre of the city of Madenska Kaluga province). In 1915-1916 drew for the satirical magazine "Alarm". In late 1910-х — early 1920-х worked in the field of art of decoration. He drew propaganda posters in Ukrposhta (1919-1920): "Down with Pana with Ukraine!", "Choose to Advice the poor and middle peasants!". Engaged in advertising design, design of stands ads.

In 1921 he created sketches of costumes and scenery for a production of the play В. В. Маяковского "Mystery Bouffe" in Kharkiv Heroic theatre. 1925 — the main artist of the Ukrainian state Metropolitan Opera (the Kharkov Opera and ballet theatre). It was designed in the operas: "Faust" Ш. Гуно (1924), "the Barber of Seville" by G. Verdi. Rossini (1926), "Carmen" Ж. Бизе, "Lohengrin" Р. Вагнера, "Natalka Poltavka" Н. В. Лысенко (all — 1934); ballets: "Swan lake" П. И. Чайковского (1925), "Svetlana" Д. Л. Клебанова (1941) and others. In 1926-1927 worked in Kharkov upcoming production of the Opera С. С. Прокофьева "the Love for three oranges" (not implemented).

In the first months of the great Patriotic war he participated in the creation of campaign posters; was a principal consultant for masking objects of the Kharkov military district. In 1941-1944, along with the theater was evacuated to Chita and Irkutsk.

Since the late 1920-х worked at the Kiev state academic Ukrainian Opera (Opera and ballet theater of UkrSSR). He designed the ballet "the Red poppy" Р. М. Глиэра (1928-1929); Opera: "johnny strums" Э. Кшенека (1929), "the Golden ring" Б. Н. Лятошинского (1930), "Cossack beyond the Danube" С. С. Гулака-Артемовского (1935), "the bartered bride" Б. Сметаны (1937), "Shchors" Б. Н. Лятошинского (1938), "the Maid" М. И. Вериковского (1943). In 1946-1952 — chief artist of the Academic theater of Opera and ballet theater of UkrSSR named after. Т. Г. Шевченко; designed the ballet "Forest song" М. А. Скорульского (1946); the Opera "Halka" С. Монюшко (1949), "the Drowned" Н. В. Лысенко (1950) and others.

In his last years was engaged in book illustration. Executed a number of easel paintings picturesque.

participated in exhibitions: 1-й art exhibition sector of art Department of main political education of the Ukrainian SSR (1921), "the Artist today" (1927), 1-й all-Ukrainian exhibition of the Association of revolutionary art of Ukraine (1927), Ukrainian book graphic art (1929), "the Art of Soviet Ukraine" (1930), Kharkiv Association "the Artist" (1940), "artists of the theatres of Kharkov during the great Patriotic war" (1945) in Kharkov; the all-Ukrainian jubilee exhibition, dedicated to the 10-летию October in Kharkov, Kiev, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk and other cities of Ukraine (1927-1928); 5-й all-Ukrainian art exhibition in Kharkov and Odessa (1932-1933); paintings of Irkutsk artists dedicated to the 20-летию the red army in Irkutsk (1943); works of theatrical artists of the USSR (1954), painting, sculpture, graphics to 1-му all-Union Congress of Soviet artists (1957) in Moscow; the exhibition art of the Ukrainian SSR, devoted to the 300-летию of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia in Kiev, Moscow, Simferopol (1954); fine arts of the USSR in Warsaw (1955); jubilee art exhibition of the Ukrainian SSR, dedicated to the 40-летию the great October Socialist revolution in Kiev (1957) and others.

he Taught at the Kharkiv art Institute (1921-1947, with breaks).

the people's artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1945). Winner of the Stalin (State) prize 1949 2-й degree (for the design of the Opera "Ivan Susanin" М. И. Глинки).

a Memorial exhibition was held in Kiev (1985).

Khvostenko-Хвостов, along with А. К. Богомазовым, В. Д. Ермиловым, А. Г. Петрицким that is one of the leading artists of the Ukrainian avant-garde of the 1920-х. He made a significant contribution to the art of theatre design: costumes and scenery for the play production of the Opera С. С. Прокофьева "the Love for three oranges", colorful, full of dynamism and expression, are among the brightest and most innovative works of its time.

Work is represented in many Museum collections, among them — national art Museum of Ukraine, State Museum of theatre, music and cinema arts of Ukraine in Kiev, Kharkov art Museum, the State Central theatre Museum. А. А. Бахрушина in Moscow and others.