Yankel ginzburg biography
- Yankel Ginzburg was born Yuri Zhukov in 1945 in Alma-Ata, capital of the Kazakhstan Republic near the Chinese border.
- Yankel Ginzburg is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1945.
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Carnival
Yankel Ginzburg
Yankel Ginzburg
Kazakastani/American (1945)
- Date: circa 1985
- Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.l.
- Size: 36 x 54 in. (91.44 x 137.16 cm)
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about Carnival
A collection of abstract shapes with great lighting and shading details, interspersed with striped shapes adding to the group of fun and abstract whimsy.
About The Artist: Yankel Ginzburg
Yankel Ginzburg was born Yuri Zhukov in 1945 in Alma-Ata, capital of the Kazakhstan Republic near the Chinese border. His parents were both Russian Army officers. His mother was the daughter of Marshal Georgi Zhukov, chief of the general staff of the Red Army and after Stalin's death, briefly, minister of defense. His father, a lawyer, fled from Poland and became an officer in the Russian Army. Ginzburg did not even know he was a Jew until he...
view artist pageAbout The Medium: Acrylic
A fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints are water-soluble, but b
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Yankel Ginzburg
Yankel Ginzburg, painter, sculptor, printmaker, and statesman, is a Grand Master of the Washington, D.C. “School of Light." He was born in a province of the old Soviet Union, the grandson of famous Soviet General Marshal Zhukov, who defeated Hitler on the Eastern Front in WWII. Jewish on his mother's side, Yankel and his family emigrated to Israel, thereafter -- where Ginzburg became the youngest student, ever, to be admitted to the prestigious Institute of Art, from which he graduated with honors in 1965. By an Act of Congress, Ginzburg and his family were made U.S. citizens in 1968.
In addition to his high-profile career in fine art, Ginzburg has been a major philanthropist and political activist. His duties have included serving as artist-in-residence at the Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel, hosted by President Jimmy Carter (1978) to chairing The Fund for Democracy and Development, having raised $240 million in aid for former Soviet Republics (1994). He counts royalty among his collectors, including King Juan Carlos of Spain and his wi
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“Thru the Looking Glass” Limited Edition Sculpture by Yankel Ginzburg
Many artists become famous for their paintings, but Yankel Ginzburg has also become very well known and admired in other disciplines. Ginzburg, one of the renowned artists of the 20th century, also creates magnificent lucite sculptures, and intriguing limited edition print designs. He even executes his own plates to be serigraphed, while being an international political activist.
Yankel Ginzburg
Yankel Ginzburg was born in 1945 in Soviet Russia, close to the Chinese border, to parents who were both Russian army officers. His father, who was a lawyer, fled Poland to join Russia’s army. His mother’s father was GeneralMarshal Georgi Zhukov, who helped to defeat Hitler in WWII. Ginzburg has a Jewish heritage through his father’s line, but his parents kept this secret from him until the age of nine for security reasons. He and his parents moved to Israel in 1957. After graduating with honors from the Institute of Art, serving two years in the military, receiving several art awards, and participating in one
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