Zinaida Viktorzhevska

Zinaida Viktorzhevska
Зінаїда Вікторжевська
Born
Зінаїда Власівна Вікторжевська
Zinaida Vlasivna Viktorzhevska

7 January 1905 [O.S. 25 December 1904]
Died8 November 1985(1985-11-08) (aged 80)
EducationKyiv Art Institute, 1930
Occupations

Zinaida Vlasivna Viktorzhevska (Ukrainian: Зінаїда Власівна Вікторжевська; 7 January 1905 [O.S. 25 December 1904] – 8 November 1985) was a Ukrainian and Soviet artist, painter and member of the Union of Soviet Artists of Ukraine.[1]

Biography

Viktorzhevska was born on 7 January 1905 [O.S. 25 December 1904] in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Podolia Governorate (present-day Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Ukraine).[1]

From 1923 to 1924 Viktorzhevska worked at the Berezil Theatre 4th theater workshop.[1] In 1929, Viktorzhevska was an artist at a dolomite processing plant in Artemivsk (present-day Bakhmut).[1]

In 1930, Viktorzhevska graduated from the Kyiv Art Institute where she studied under Fedir Krychevsky.[1][2] Following graduation Viktorzhevska briefly worked as a teacher at the Luhansk labor school.[1]

From 1930 to 1933, Viktorzhevska worked as a director and animator at the Kyiv Film Factory (Ukrainian: Київської кінофабрики) animation workshop.[1][2]

On 8 November 1985 Viktorzhevska died in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) aged 80.[1]

Legacy

A posthumous solo show of Viktorzhevska's work was held in 2003 [1] at the Taras Shevchenko National Museum.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Zahaietska, O. V. (2005). Dziuba, I.М.; Zhukovsky, A.I.; Zhelezniak, M.H. (eds.). "Вікторжевська Зінаїда Власівна" [Viktorzhevska Zinaida Vlasivna]. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Kyiv: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Shevchenko Scientific Society. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Телюк, Олександр (3 May 2021). "Казки проти пропаганди. Десять перших мультфільмів українського кіно: ТРИВОГИ ДРУГОГО ПОКОЛІННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ АНІМАЦІЇ". The New Voice of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Kyiv. Retrieved 25 February 2026.