Victor Arnautoff
Victor Arnautoff | |
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Виктор Арнаутов | |
Arnautoff in 1940 | |
| Born | Victor Mikhail Arnautoff November 11, 1896 Uspenovka, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 22, 1979 (aged 82) Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Known for | Murals |
| Notable work | Coit Tower murals, Life of Washington murals |
Victor Mikhailovich Arnautoff (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Арнаутов; November 11, 1896 – March 22, 1979) was a Russian-American painter and professor of art. He worked in San Francisco and the Bay Area from 1925 to 1963, including two decades as a teacher at Stanford University, and was particularly prolific as a muralist during the 1930s. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen, but returned to the Soviet Union after the death of his wife, continuing his career there before his death.