Nikolay Nikolayevich Zhukov invented the October star, designed a pack of cigarettes Kazbek, was an illustrator of the Murzilka magazine, children's books, military posters, and painted the classics of communism.
During his creative life, Nikolai Nikolaevich Zhukov created many artworks. He drew posters, pictures for the magazine "Murzilka", on his account - more than 2500 portraits of V. I. Lenin.
Biography
Zhukov Nikolai Nikolaevich was born in early December 1908 in Moscow. Then the family moved to Vyatka. When the boy was 7 years old, he moved with his parents to the city of Yelets.
Nikolai's grandfather and great-grandfather were artists. These educated people insisted that Nikolai Nikolayevich’s father also study. Therefore, the dad of our hero received a worthy legal education at the University of Berlin and Petersburg.
The artistic talent of Nikolai Nikolaevich manifested itself at an early age. When he was 10 years old, he drew playing cards on thick paper. Then she and her mother cut them out, and she exchanged cards in the market for milk and bread.
Another boy beautifully redrawn illustrations from various books and magazines.
At the initial stage of his work, Nikolai Nikolaevich himself studied artistic skill. He copied reproductions of paintings by famous painters donated by his father.
After graduating from school, the young man entered a technical school, where they taught artistic and industrial craft. After receiving a special education, the young man enters the Saratov Art College. After graduating from it, he enters the army.
Creation
Returning from the army, Nikolai begins to work, including on order. This is his drawing on a pack of cigarettes "Kazbek", once popular in the Soviet Union. Then there were many more works for the magazine "Murzilka".
But first, Nikolai Nikolaevich won the competition for advertising posters in London. This art competition was attended by 5 of his works. But, to be honest, the names of the artists were not written on the canvases. And in this anonymous competition Zhukov won a brilliant victory. Indeed, out of five of his masterpieces, 4 took first place.
Son of his era
Since Nikolai Zhukov lived during the revolution, during the formation of Soviet power, he painted the classics of the ideas of communism - Marx and Engels. He also creates many works about Lenin. When Nikolai Zhukov had a daughter, Alina, this gave an extra round to creativity.
In his paintings, a happy family man, husband and father draws children. He gladly portrays Lenin in the Forest School and in other institutions where there were many children.
Zhukov also draws his daughter at various stages of growing up. But that was later.
War
The famous portrait painter created many heroic posters. Some of them call for Moscow to defend, others talk about the importance of surrounding orphans with maternal love and affection, while others glorify Soviet pilots.
