(1948, People's Artist of the RSFSR) Yuri Vasnetsov. Series of Rhymes and Rhymes, sheet 30.5x22 cm, author's lithograph, 1948. - Yuri Alekseevich Vasnetsov (1900-1973) - Soviet artist; painter, graphic artist, stage designer, illustrator. People's Artist of the RSFSR, laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1971). In 1926, the VKHUTEIN course, where the artist studied, was released without a diploma. In 1926-1927. together with the artist V. I. Kurdov, he continued his studies in painting at GINHUK under K. S. Malevich. In 1928, the art editor of the Detgiz publishing house, V. V. Lebedev, attracted Vasnetsov to work on a children's book. The first books illustrated by Vasnetsov were ”Karabash” (1929) and ”Swamp” by V. V. Bianki (1930). Many books for children in the design of Vasnetsov were repeatedly published in mass editions: ”Confusion” (1934) and ”The Stolen Sun” (1958) by K. I. Chukovsky, ”Three Bears” by L. N. Tolstoy (1935), ”Teremok” (1941 ) and “Cat’s House” (1947) by S. Ya. Marshak, “English Folk Songs” translated by S. Ya. Marshak (1945), “Cat, Rooster and Fox. Russian Fairy Tale (1947) and many others. He illustrated The Little Humpbacked Horse by P. P. Ershov, books for children by D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak, A. A. Prokofiev and other publications. Vasnetsov's children's books have become classics of Soviet book art. https://raskolnikovgallery.com