Zhukov Nikolai Nikolayevich invented an asterisk for Octobrists, developed a design for a pack of Kazbek cigarettes, was an illustrator of the Murzilka magazine, children's books, military posters, and drew classics of communism.
During his creative life, Nikolai Nikolayevich Zhukov created many works of art. He drew posters, pictures for the Murzilka magazine, to his credit - 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 and his parents moved to the city of Yelets.
Nikolai's grandfather and great-grandfather were artists. These educated people insisted that Nikolai Nikolayevich's father should also study. Therefore, the father of our hero received a decent legal education at the Berlin and St. Petersburg University.
Nikolai Nikolaevich's artistic talent 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.
The boy also perfectly copied illustrations from various books and magazines.
At the initial stage of his work, Nikolai Nikolaevich himself studied art. He copied reproductions of paintings by famous painters donated by his father.
After graduating from school, the young man entered the technical school, where he taught art and industrial craft. After receiving a special education, the young man enters the Saratov Art School. After graduating from it, he goes to the army.
Creation
Returning from the army, Nikolai begins to work, including to order. This is his drawing on a pack of Kazbek cigarettes, once popular in the Soviet Union. Then there were numerous works for the Murzilka magazine.
But first, Nikolai Nikolayevich won the advertising poster competition in London. 5 of his works participated in this art competition. But in order to keep everything 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's daughter Alina was born, this gave an additional round to creativity.
In his paintings, a happy family man, husband and father draws children. He gladly portrays Lenin in the Forestry 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 has created many heroic posters. Some of them call to defend Moscow, others talk about the importance of surrounding orphans with maternal love and affection, and still others glorify Soviet pilots.
Creative career
Nikolai Nikolaevich Zhukov created a lot of significant works. This is not only drawing posters, illustrating children's books and the Murzilka magazine, developing the design of the Kazbek cigarette pack, but also an Octobrist star. It was Zhukov who became the author of this attribute of children's symbols of the times of the USSR.
