Word: chaliapin
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Thelonious Monk, 1964 By Boris Chaliapin...
...captured anywhere else." They also stand out because of their unique style, which relied on the use of often mythical background symbols to establish the cover subject's significance. The technique became the signature of the three studio artists commissioned by TIME: Boris Artzybasheff, Ernest Hamlin Baker and Boris Chaliapin, known collectively as "ABC." Of the three, Chaliapin was the most prolific, producing more than 400 cover portraits. ABC, says TIME art director Rudolph Hoglund, "were pioneers of a tradition" of recruiting distinguished illustrators for the magazine's cover art. Among them: Marc Chagall, Andrew Wyeth and Andy Warhol...
...unusual or the rarely performed works." The Paris Robert le Diable, the saga of a man who discovers he is a devil's son, was one such project. Another is Anton Rubinstein's obscure The Demon, whose title role was sung by the great Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin; Ramey hopes to perform the part someday...
Konstantin Korovin's works are a good example:in "On the Seashore in the Crimea" (1909) and"Portrait of F.I. Chaliapin" (1911) he avoids anysense of illusionistic depth, but uses broad,multi-directioned brushstrokes and flat,juxtaposed bright colors to give an impression ofthe atmosphere of a summer...
DIED. Boris Chaliapin, 74, Russian-born artist who exhibited widely and painted more than 400 cover portraits for TIME; of cancer; in New York City. The son of the famed Russian basso Feodor Chaliapin, Boris was named for his father's most famous role, Boris Godunov. After studying art in Moscow, he spent ten years polishing his skills in Paris. In 1935 he emigrated to America, and seven years later he sold TIME his first and favorite cover portrait (of Jawaharlal Nehru). TIME'S most prolific cover artist, Chaliapin was also its swiftest: he was able to complete...