Olga Manuilova | |
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Ольга Максимилиановна Мануйлова  | |
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| Born | 17 October 1893 |
| Died | 26 January 1984 (aged 90) |
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| Occupation | Sculptor |
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Olga Maksimilianovna Manuilova (Russian:Ольга Максимилиановна Мануйлова; 17 October 1893 – 26 January 1984) was aSoviet sculptor who worked inKyrgyzstan.
Olga Manuilova was born on 17 October 1893 inNizhny Novgorod.[1]
In 1912, she studied sculpture at the Munich studios ofFranz Hofstötter andHans Schwegerle.[2] She went on to attend theMoscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, studying underSergei Volnukhin,Konstantin Korovin,Leonid Pasternak, andNikolay Kasatkin.[1]
Invited in 1939 to work on a monument toToktogul Satylganov inBishkek, she spent the rest of her life inKyrgyzstan.[2] Her works of sculpture in cement and granite include monuments to GeneralIvan Panfilov (1942),Togolok Moldo (1963) and cosmonautVladimir Komarov (1969). Other work includes thebas-reliefSoviet Constitution on the House of the Procurator (1941) and decorative groups in the Kirghiz Theater of Opera and Ballet (1952-55).[1] Her bronze bust ofPaul Robeson was placed atopPeak Robeson in theTrans-Ili Alatau range.[3]
Olga Manuilova was awarded theOrder of the Red Banner of Labour andPeople’s Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR.[4] She was the subject of the documentary filmSculptor Olga Manuilova (1982), directed byTolomush Okeyev.[5]
The asteroid3186 Manuilova is named for her.[6]
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