Ivan Bilibin

Ivan Bilibin
Иван Билибин
Portrait of Ivan Bilibin by Boris Kustodiev, 1901
Born	Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin 16 August [O.S. 4 August] 1876 Tarkhovka, St Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	February 7, 1942(1942-02-07) (aged 65) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Education	Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (1895-1898) Princess Maria Tenisheva's School (1989-1900)
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg Imperial University
Movement	Mir iskusstva
Spouses	Maria Chambers ​ ​ (m. 1902; sep. 1911)​ Aleksandra Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya ​ ​ (m. 1923)​
Partner(s)	Renée O'Connell (1912–1917) Ludmilla Chirikova-Shnitnikova (1918-1922)
Children	2

Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Russian: Иван Яковлевич Билибин, IPA: [ɪˈvan ˈjakəvlʲɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈlʲibʲɪn]; 16 August [O.S. 4 August] 1876 – 7 February 1942) was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. Ivan Bilibin gained popularity with his illustrations of Russian folk tales and Slavic folklore. Throughout his career he was inspired by the art and culture of medieval Russia.^[1]