Stepanova A.Y.

Stepanova Antonina Yakovlevna 05.05.1927-25.08.2019, Moscow. Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1979), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1984). Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (since 1960), Secretary of the Board of the Union of Artists of Russia (1976-1987). Founder and first director of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art (Moscow, 1981-1982). Chairman of the Board of the Moscow Cultural Fund (since 1992). Graduated from: Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts, Faculty of Artistic Glass Processing (1946-1952). Among the teachers are V.A. Favorsky, A.A. Deineka, A.D. Goncharov, E.F. Belashova. Permanent participant of Union, republican, Moscow and foreign art exhibitions (since 1954, more than 60 exhibitions). The author of decorative glass ensembles for the interiors of public institutions Works are presented in 34 Russian museums, including the State Hermitage Museum, the State Russian Museum, the State Historical Museum, the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art, the Far Eastern Museum, as well as abroad in USA, Sweden, Germany, at the headquarters of UNESCO (France). Awards: medal "For Labor Valor" (1967), Order of Honor, diplomas.