Background
Deineka, Aleksandr was born in 1899.
Deineka, Aleksandr was born in 1899.
Studied at the Khar’kov Art School and Moscow Art and Technical Workshops (Vkhutemas), 1921-1925. Studied at the Khar’kov Art School and Moscow Art and Technical Workshops (Vkhutemas), 1921-1925.
Member of the Oktiabr’ left-wing artists group. Adopted socialist realism and became an establishment artist, although he was occasionally criticized by Stalinists for not being Soviet enough. Many works on sport and war themes.