Leonid Lazarev
Leonid Nikolaevich Lazarev (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Лазарев; 14 July 1937 - 4 May 2021) was a Russian photographer and photojournalist.
Leonid Lazarev | |
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 Lazarev pictured in 2011. | |
| Born | July 14, 1937 Russia |
| Died | May 4, 2021 (aged 83) Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Art Biography
1957 - Won the second prize in the Moscow Festival of Youth and Students photo contest.
1957-1960 - Took part in a series of photo exhibitions called "Our Youth".
1958-1963 - Worked as a photojournalist in a "Soviet Woman" magazine.
1960 - Prize-winner of a "Soviet Woman" magazine.
1961 - Prize-winner of an all-USSR photo exhibition.
1961 - Prize-winner of an all-USSR photo exhibition for the 2nd time.
1964 - Worked as a photojournalist in a "Krugozor" magazine.
1972 – Graduated from the Journalistic Mastery Institute.
1974 - Prize-winner of an international contest by the "New Time" magazine.
1977 - Graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, cameraman faculty.
1985 - Prize-winner of an all-USSR "40 years of Great Victory" photo exhibition.
1999 - Awarded with a Kodak-Master title.
2008 - Personal photo exhibition in a "Photo Soyuz" gallery.
2010 - Personal photo exhibition in Orens Anz art gallery in New York, USA.
2010 - Sold works to Tretyakov Gallery.
2011 - A photo exhibition of Leonid Lazarev in the U.S. Congress. The opening was attended by: Dan Russell, Deputy assistant Secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia, Konstantin Kosachev — Chairman, State Duma Committee on international Affairs, curator of the exhibition - Natalia Kolodzei — Director of the Kolodzie Art Foundation.
2013 — Russian Museum exhibited Lazarev's photographs, from 05.09.2013, No. 2459/2.
2013 — Opening of "Penza arts international-2013" in The Penza Savitsky Art Gallery. Author's project "Generation".
2014 — Exhibition in the style of "Visionism" at the international exhibition "Penza Art International» in The Penza Savitsky Art Gallery.
2014 — The art gallery of the University of Arizona in the United States presented 18 photographs by L. Lazarev.
2015 — The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Brazil) presented 19 photographs by L. Lazarev.
2016 — State Central Cinema Museum (Moscow) was replenished with 5 photographs by L. Lazarev, from 12.03.2015, No. 199.
2016, 21 March — the Opening of a personal exhibition of L. N. Lazarev at Columbia University in the United States.
2016 — The Museum of Moscow received 47 photographs by L. N. Lazarev, from 18.11.2016 No. 90.
2016 — Lazarev created a bronze sculpture called "Photographer". The sculpture was acquired by The State Historical and Memorial Museum-Reserve «Homeland of VI Lenin ». Act PP-30/16.
Photographic publications in press
- 1958–1963 – Soviet Woman magazine – 110 published works.
- 1962 – Photography Yearbook - 1962 (edited by Nornam Hall, GB).
- 1964–1993 – Krugozor and Kolobok magazines - 720 published works.
- 1986 – Set of large format postcards "USSR Malyi Theater"
- 1988 – Set of large format postcards "Moscow State Academic Children's Theater by the Name of N.I Satz"
- 2003 – History of Russian Customs - illustrated book.
- 2004 – Moscow in races – illustrated encyclopedic atlas.
- 2007 – History of Moscow in XII - XX centuries - illustrated book.
- 2007 – "Photo 60-70" - book series "Anthology of Russian Photography of the XX century".
- 2008 - Selected works - author's catalogue of L. N. Lazarev. Publisher: I. Gorshkov.
- 2009 - "Vishva-VDNKh-VVC" - jubilee illustrated edition (4 books).
- 2009 - "Moscow - Waiting for the Future" - author's catalogue of L. N. Lazarev.
- 2010 - "Icons 1960-1980".
- 2013 — The seven-volume multimedia edition of Rasul Gamzatov's work, with photo illustrations by Leonid Lazarev. Publisher: The Russian Book Union.
- 2014 — «I live twice» - Leonid Lazarev's book of the authorial stories. Publishing center of Ulyanovsk State University.
- 2015 — A book dedicated to the 2000th anniversary of Der bent. Filming Staged by Leonid Lazarev.
- 2015 — «No powder and no paint», photobook by Leonid Lazarev. "Planeta" publishing house (according to the publishing program of the Moscow Government).
- 2017 — «Bullet for Takamura». Short stories by L. Lazarev. Publishing House "Alfa-Design".
- 2021 - Natalia Kolodzie; Road to the Stars: Recollections of the Photographer Leonid Lazarev about 14 April 1961. Leonardo 2021; 54 (1): 8–11.