Timeline

1891

Born November 23rd in St. Petersburg, Russia

1911

Enrolls at the Kazan art school

1914

Moves to Moscow to study sculpture and architecture at the Stroganov art academy

Conscripted to serve as a medical orderly in the army

1916

Shows work at the Tatlin's exhibition 'Magazin'

1917

Joins forces with Tatlin, Jakulov and others to design the interior of the 'Café Pittoresque'

1918 - 1922

Works in various capacities for IZO, where he was in charge of the industrial arts subdivision and was chairman of the Acquisitions Committee for the Museum of Painterly Culture

1918 - 1926

Teaches the theory of painting at the Moscow 'Prolet Cult School'

1920 - 1930

Teaches and, in 1922, acts as Dean of faculty for metalworking at Wchutemas and Wchutein. Also becomes a member of the group Inchuk

1922

Participates in the "First Russian Art Exhibition"

1925

Commissioned to design the Soviet pavilion at the Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels

1928 - 1930

Designs stage scenery and costumes for Moscow theatres

1941 - 1943

Evacuated to Perm and Otcher in the Molotov region but returns to Moscow at the close of 1942

1956

Dies December 3rd