Alena Kish

Alena Kish (Belarusian: Але́на Андрэ́еўна Кіш, 1889 or 18961949) was a Belarusian primitivist painter from the surroundings of Slutsk.

Alena Kish
Only known picture
Born1889?
Died1949
Occupationartisan
Known forcarpets

Life

Kish earned her living by making carpets for local buyers. She gained attention and recognition as an artist at the end of 1970s, three decades after her death. A collection of her surviving works are preserved in the museum of Zaslawye.[1]

Kish was found drowned in the river. It may have been an accident, but she had difficulties in addition to her poor finances. The income from her designs was undermined when manufactured goods arrived in the area. Kish and her work were featured on a stamp[2] and in an exhibition in Minsk in 2013.

Kish's work at an exhibition in Minsk in 2013.

References

  1. Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 8: Канто — Кулі / Рэдкал.: Г. П. Пашкоў і інш. — Мн.: БелЭн., 1999.
  2. "Непрызнаная мастачка Алена Кіш, райскія дываны якой праз дзясяткі год пасля яе смерці ратавалі з-пад кароў у хлявах". Наша Ніва (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2020-01-06.
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