Background
Pyotr Ivanovich Sholokhov was born on October 5, 1898 in Borisoglebsk, Russian Federation to a merchant family.
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The Wounded
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Old Kiryllov Monastery - Beloserskij
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Pyotr Ivanovich Sholokhov
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From 1915-1920, Pyotr Ivanovich studied fine arts in Borisoglebsk. In 1920 he moved to Moscow and enrolled in Vkhutemas, where he was an apprentice to Favorsky and Pavlinov until 1923, later getting transferred to the Arkhipov's workshop.
Pyotr Ivanovich was an avid participant in republic and all-union exhibitions.
Career
In 1959 and 1975, Sholokhov's personal exhibitions were held in Moscow. Pyotr Ivanovich is an author of pictures of military theme and picturesque outlines in Yasnaya Polyana, in different places which are connected to the life of Leo Tolstoy and in Melikhovo where Anton Chekhov set his foot. He was a teacher of drawing in Verhniy Karachan in the Gribanovsky district. In 1950 he visited Borisoglebsk, where he created many works capturing different parts of the city.
In 1941, Pyotr Ivanovich was drafted into the army, and while being at the front, he managed to paint decorations and portraits of generals, posters and nameplates on the graves of the perished.Pyotr Ivanovich was named «The singer of Borisoglebsk and its surroundings». In postwar years he worked on industrial themes, creating famous paintings such as «The Plant of Hammer and Sickle».
Pyotr Ivanovich was a Professor of Art History in a studio of the publishing house "Pravda".
In 1982 he donated more than 100 works to numerous art museums in Voronezh and Borisoglebsk. The paintings of this author are kept in the Tretyakov State Gallery in Moscow, as well as in Yasnaya Polyana, Melikhovo, and various museums in Serpukhov and Taganrog.
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Membership
In 1929 Pyotr Ivanovich became a member of the Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists.
