Igor Tulipanov

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Igor Tulipanov (born 1939) is a Russian-American painter born in St. Petersburg, Russia.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Early life

Igor Tulipanov began painting in his early childhood. He was a student in the painting workshop of M. Gorohova . He studied for a year at the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy in St. Petersburg. Later he was enrolled for four years at the Polytechnic Institute in St. Petersburg. Igor then studied at the Repin State Academic Institute of Painting Sculpture and Architecture in St. Petersburg. He did not complete his studies at these institutions.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In 1959, Igor Tulipanov became a student of Nikolai Akimov, an artist, critic, director and teacher. Tulipanov received artistic training under his guidance. In 1964, Tulipanov graduated from the Ostrovsky St Petersburg State Theater Arts Academy. After graduating, he began a career in production design. He worked at theaters in Moscow and St. Petersburg until 1968. Igor's early exhibitions often provoked scandals, early dismissals and scathing publications in the Soviet mass media.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Career

In May 1979, Tulipanov emigrated to the United States.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Exhibitions

1962 – Hostel of Polytechnical Institute, Russia
1963 – Cafe Rovestnik, Russia
1964 – Pylcovo Observatory, Russia
1975 – Nevsky Palace of Culture, group exhibition, St. Petersburg, Russia
1994 – Alex Edmund Gallery, New York, NYC
1995–1996 – United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
1997 – Consulate General of the Russian Federation, New York, NY
1998 – United Nations, New York, NY
2001 – Artist on the Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
2003–2004 – St. Petersburg 300th Anniversary, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY

Personal life

In 1977, Igor married Elena Tulipanov, who is also a painter. Elena frequently assists with the meticulous detailing in the patterns and designs in Igor's acrylic paintings. When Elena contributes to the creation of a painting, Igor includes an "E" next to his trademark signature of an "IT" monogram to acknowledge her contribution.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

References

{{Cite book

| last1 = Rozenfeld | first1 = Alla

| first2 = Norton T. | last2 = Dodge

| title = From Gulag to Glasnost. Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union

| location = New York

| publisher = Thames and Hudson, in association with New Brunswick, The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

| year= 1995

| pages = 110–117}}