Ivan Petrovich Ivanov-Vano (Russian: Иван Петрович
Иванов-Ð'ано; 8 February [O.S. 27 January] 1900, Moscow â€"
25 March 1987, Moscow), born Ivanov, was a Soviet animation director,
animator, screenwriter, educator, professor at VGIK. One of the
pioneers of the Soviet animation school, he is sometimes called the
"Patriarch of Soviet animation". He was a People's Artist of the USSR
(1985).Ivan Petrovich Ivanov was born in the Manezhnaya Square
district, at the time populated by students and poor people. His
parents had a peasant background. His father was a shoemaker who
arrived to Moscow from the Kaluga Governorate; soon he left the
family. Ivanov's mother was illiterate and couldn't give her son a
proper education, thus he was raised in the family of his elder sister
Evdokia Petrovna Spasskaya who was married to an artist and educator
at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. As a
result, Ivanov became interested in art early in his life and as a kid
drew decorations for a puppet theater.At the age of 14, Ivanov also
entered the Moscow School of Painting. After the October Revolution it
was reformed and turned into Vkhutemas (Higher Art and Technical
Studios). He continued his studies and finally graduated from
Vkhutemas in 1923. In a year, Ivanov started working as an animator at
the State Film Technicum. Together with his fellow students he created
some of the first Soviet animated films using home-made tools. Their
works were distinguished by cutout animation and unique art style
influenced by constructivism.In 1927, Ivanov turned to traditional
animation with one of the boldest experiments The Skating Rink
directed by Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky. In later years he took part in a
number of other important projects. Around the same time he started
using Ivanov-Vano as a pseudonym. According to some of his colleagues,
this was done in order to distinguish himself from another prominent
Soviet animator Alexander Ivanov.
Иванов-Ð'ано; 8 February [O.S. 27 January] 1900, Moscow â€"
25 March 1987, Moscow), born Ivanov, was a Soviet animation director,
animator, screenwriter, educator, professor at VGIK. One of the
pioneers of the Soviet animation school, he is sometimes called the
"Patriarch of Soviet animation". He was a People's Artist of the USSR
(1985).Ivan Petrovich Ivanov was born in the Manezhnaya Square
district, at the time populated by students and poor people. His
parents had a peasant background. His father was a shoemaker who
arrived to Moscow from the Kaluga Governorate; soon he left the
family. Ivanov's mother was illiterate and couldn't give her son a
proper education, thus he was raised in the family of his elder sister
Evdokia Petrovna Spasskaya who was married to an artist and educator
at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. As a
result, Ivanov became interested in art early in his life and as a kid
drew decorations for a puppet theater.At the age of 14, Ivanov also
entered the Moscow School of Painting. After the October Revolution it
was reformed and turned into Vkhutemas (Higher Art and Technical
Studios). He continued his studies and finally graduated from
Vkhutemas in 1923. In a year, Ivanov started working as an animator at
the State Film Technicum. Together with his fellow students he created
some of the first Soviet animated films using home-made tools. Their
works were distinguished by cutout animation and unique art style
influenced by constructivism.In 1927, Ivanov turned to traditional
animation with one of the boldest experiments The Skating Rink
directed by Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky. In later years he took part in a
number of other important projects. Around the same time he started
using Ivanov-Vano as a pseudonym. According to some of his colleagues,
this was done in order to distinguish himself from another prominent
Soviet animator Alexander Ivanov.
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