About the Artist
Olena Kulchytska
1887–1967
A Ukrainian artist working in various fields[3] of graphic art, painting, and carpet weaving, as well as an educator. People’s Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1956). Member of the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian SSR during its 3rd and 4th convocations. Author of over 4,000 works of art that have become part of the golden fund of Ukrainian book illustration (“The Tale of Igor’s Campaign,” “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors,” “Lys Mykyta,” and the three-volume work by ethnographer Stefanyk). A pioneer of children’s book illustration in Ukraine.
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