Bozhiy Mykhaylo Mykhaylovich

Bozhiy Mykhaylo Mykhaylovich – born on September 7, 1911 in Nikolaev city. He graduated from Nikolaev Art College (1933). Teacher -  D. Kraynev. Painter. He worked in the field of easel painting. He worked in almost all genres of painting. He had a pastous manner of writing with active modeling of the form of light and shadow. Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts (1958). Member of the USSR Academy of Arts (1962). People's Artist of the USSR (1963). Was awarded with the silver medal of the International Exhibition in Brussels (1958), the silver medal of the USSR Academy of Arts (1960). Received the T. Shevchenko Prize of Ukraine. (1974). Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the USSR (1962 - 1969). He was awarded with the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, "Badge of Honor" and medals. Participated in exhibitions: republican (1945), Union (1950), international (1951). Major works: works on a historically revolutionary theme - "V. Lenin" (1960-1961), "The Twentieth Century" with the central figure of V. Lenin (1964-1967) and in the everyday genre -"Tanya, don't blink" (1947), portrait of father (1949), "Nurse" (1955) in Soviet times became a textbook. At the same time he is the author of the canvases: portrait of the Hero of the Soviet Union Kushlyansky (1945), portrait of the People’s Artist of the Ukrainian SSR L. Madievskaya (1947), "Portrait of a Doctor" (1948), "Excellent Svetlana Shipunova" (1950), portrait of actress O. Kusenko (1952) , "Portrait of a Woman" (1954), "Girl in a Blue Scarf" (1955), Portrait of a Wife (1955), "We grew up in a flame" (1957), "Student" (1959), "My thoughts, thoughts ... "(1959-1960), "Beethoven" (1968-1969), "New Time" (1969), "Appassionata" (1975), "A. Pushkin and A.P. Kern" (1978), "Memories of Spain. Dedication to Velázquez" (1981-1983), "Catherine. Based on the poem of T. G. Shevchenko" (1985), "T. G. Shevchenko on the Dnieper" (1986) and others. Works are kept in the National Art Museum, Kharkiv Art Gallery, Simferopol Art Gallery, Odessa Art Gallery. He lived and worked in Odessa city, died on January 1, 1990.