Boris S. Ugarov (1922–1991) was a Soviet painter, graphic artist, educator, People's Artist of the USSR (1982), the President of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1983-1991). Among the most famous of the painter’s artworks are Leningrad Woman (1961, State Russian Museum), To the collective farm. 1929 (1954, Museum of the Academy of Arts), and Revival (1980, State Russian Museum). From 1952, B. Ugarov began teaching at the I. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. From 1977, he was the Rector of the Institute. B. Ugarov was the Head of the easel painting studio (since 1979) and an art workshop (since 1987). Boris Ugarov's artworks are available in the State Russian Museum, the State Tretyakov Gallery, in museums and private collections in Russia, Finland, China, Japan, Great Britain, France, and other countries. B. Ugarov was engaged in great social work. Since 1978, he was a full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR. In 1983, he was elected the President of the Academy of Arts. He held this position until 1991.
The postage block margins provide a portrait of B. Ugarov against the background of the studio with his artworks; the stamp features his painting October (1964, State Museum of Political History of Russia).
The composition of the souvenir pack in cover “100th Birth Anniversary of B. Ugarov (1922-1991), painter, the President of the Academy of Arts of the USSR” is included:
- block №2868 “Russian Academy of Arts. 100th Birth Anniversary of B. Ugarov (1922-1991), painter, the President of the Academy of Arts of the USSR”;
- FDC with cancellation in Saint Petersburg “Russian Academy of Arts. 100th Birth Anniversary of B. Ugarov (1922-1991), painter, the President of the Academy of Arts of the USSR”;
- vignette.
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