Without this person, it is impossible to imagine the childhood of a single Soviet child. Yes, and modern too. How would our folklore become impoverished if it were not for the wonderful, kind, warm works of Suteev? Vladimir Grigorievich was thanked by the hospital for the fact that his fairy tales help children recover soon. Moms, dads and grandmothers wrote letters from all over the world to simply say: "Thank you for what you are doing." In his tales, he told children about good and evil, about morality. But he did it so skillfully that the kids listened to him, forgetting about everything in the world.
Childhood and youth
Vladimir Grigorievich Suteev was born on July 5, 1903 in the capital of our immense homeland - Moscow. His father, Grigory Osipovich, was known at that time as an unrivaled aesculapius who had done a lot for science. Grigory Osipovich was considered a prominent professor who was awarded the Stalin Prize for his undeniable contribution to medicine. He headed the venereology department, conducted independent research. Papa Vladimir loved to draw, sing, and from time to time gave concerts. Love for creativity, definitely passed on to the boy by inheritance. First, Vladimir went to gymnasium, and then his parents transferred him to an ordinary comprehensive school.
As a teenager, he began to look for jobs in the field of drawing - he helped arrange exhibitions. He created stories on the topic of health. In addition to drawing, he tried himself in other professions: he worked as an assistant in the hospital, was an instructor in general physical training for younger students. From birth, the young man had an extraordinary talent - he equally well possessed both hands. When creating a drawing, he could simultaneously write someone a letter with his free hand. This skill has more than once been useful to Suteev in the future.
Study and first steps in the profession
The first popularity came to Vladimir thanks to his original cartoons, which he was fond of in his youth. Suteev, having chosen painting, went to study at the State Technical School. The faculty was chosen art. During the training he joined the company of animators. "China is on fire" - a cartoon that was released in 1925 and became the debut for Suteev. It differed from its predecessors in a radically new vision of the genre. Here the animation was landscape.
In 1941, a creative career was paused. Suteev was called to the front - to defend the Fatherland. He participated in fierce battles and dangerous operations. Vladimir Grigoryevich passed the whole war with honor and returned home safe and sound. During the service he designed several military films.
Soyuzmultfilm
Since 1947, he worked in Soyuzmultfilm. Here the multiplier came true recognition. From under his pen came more than forty cartoons. He wrote the plot for his works himself. Subsequently, almost all of his work was filmed. Suteev designed the tales of Chukovsky, Marshak. With its help, fairy tales of foreign writers saw the light: "Cipollino", "Little raccoon and the one who sits in the pond", "Gnome Gnomech and Zest".
All Suteev cartoons are written with humor. He tried to make sure that through simple and vivid images, children comprehend the most important things in life. Through his characters, Vladimir Grigorievich spoke with children about good and evil, justice and morality. His characters are mostly animals with human qualities: brave and inventive, kind and helpful. They always found the key to children's hearts.
Working on the drawings, Suteev tried to indicate the details as much as possible. He did it specifically for the smallest. When it’s only 3-4 years old, it’s still difficult for a child to imagine a cartoon character or fairy tale character himself. And about the heroes in the work itself, at times, not much is said: an envious woman, an evil sorceress, a beautiful princess and a kind sorceress. These epithets are not enough to fully reproduce the character’s image in the imagination. Here the artist came to the rescue. Through the drawings, he presented a bright strong image that will be clear to the baby.
His heroes are so fond of parents and children that to this day they can be found in the design of kindergartens, clinics, hairdressers, all kinds of goods for children. They can be seen on clothes, soap, towels. Characters of Suteev tales scattered around the world.
