Vladimir Tatlin

Vladimir Tatlin
Владимир Татлин (Russian)
Володимир Татлін (Ukrainian)
Vladimir Tatlin in a sailor's blouse (1914–1915)
Born(1885-12-28)28 December 1885
Kharkov or Moscow, Russia
Died31 May 1953(1953-05-31) (aged 67)
Moscow, Soviet Union
EducationKharkov Real School; Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture; Penza School of Art
Notable workTatlin's Tower or the project for the Monument to the Third International
StyleSoviet avant-garde, constructivism
ChildrenAnatoli Romov
AwardsPeople's Artist of the RSFSR

Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin (28 December [O.S. 16 December] 1885 – 31 May 1953) was a Russian and Soviet painter, architect, and stage-designer. Tatlin achieved fame as the architect who designed The Monument to the Third International, more commonly known as Tatlin's Tower, which he began in 1919. With Kazimir Malevich he was one of the two most important figures in the Soviet avant-garde art movement of the 1920s, and he later became an important artist in the constructivist movement.