Heorhiy Narbut

Heorhiy Narbut
Георгій Нарбут
Born	(1886-03-09)March 9, 1886 Narbutivka, Hlukhiv county, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	May 23, 1920(1920-05-23) (aged 34) Kyiv, Ukrainian People's Republic
Education	School of Simon Hollósy
Known for	Graphic design

Heorhiy Ivanovych Narbut (Ukrainian: Георгій Іванович Нарбут; 25 February [O.S. 9 March] 1886 – 23 May 1920), also known as Georgy Narbut or George Narbut, was a Ukrainian graphic artist.^[1]

He is known for designing the Ukrainian People's Republic's coat of arms, banknotes, postage stamps, charters, and for his many illustrations in books and magazines. He was a brother of the Acmeist poet Vladimir Narbut.

Heorhiy Narbut was born in the village Narbutivka, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) not far off from Hlukhiv. His family had origins of ancient Lithuanian nobility. His first painting education was self-taught.

At about age 20, Narbut settled in Saint Petersburg from 1906 to 1917. There he studied with painters Ivan Bilibin and Mstislav Dobuzhinsky. In 1909, Narbut continued some of his studies in Munich, in the school of Simon Hollósy. After his return to Saint Petersburg he joined the organization Mir iskusstva. In 1910-1912 Narbut was an illustrator of the fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen, the fables of Ivan Krylov, and folk tales.

In March 1917, Narbut moved to Kiev. In September 1917, he became professor and rector of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts. During this time he created his Ukrainian banknotes, postage stamps and charters for the newly created Ukrainian National Republic. Narbut also worked on the Ukrainian magazines: Nashe Mynule (Our past), Zori (Stars), and Sontse Truda (The Sun of Labor) among others. He died of typhus in 1920.

The dancer Marina Berezowsky [uk] (1914–2011) was his daughter. She became a major figure in ballet in Australia.^[2]

He also had a son, Danylo Narbut [uk] (1916-1998), artist.

• First definitive stamps of Ukraine (1992), after the drawing of Narbut
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  Series from May 16, Michel catalog, #80
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  Same Michel catalog, #81
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  Same Michel catalog, #79
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  Same Michel catalog, #82
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  Series from June 17 Michel catalog, #75
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  Same Michel catalog, #76
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  Same Michel catalog, #77
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  Same Michel catalog, #78

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heorhiy Narbut.

• 100 famous names of Ukraine - UKROP Encyclopedia (in Ukrainian), Accessed 23 June 2008
• Narbut`s works in Grynyov Art Foundation Collection
• Heorhiy Narbut: founder of the Ukrainian graphics Archived 2015-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Heorhiy Narbut. Album. Kyiv,1983^{[permanent dead link]}
• Heorhiy Narbut in Kharkiv Art Museum collection. Kharkiv, 1973.