Yuri Vavanov was born in Dobrynskoye of the Vladimir region. He attended the Mstera Vocational Art School from 1951-1955, where he studied under E. Zonina. He began working at the Proletarian Art Factory in the same year as his graduation. Vavanov became a member of the USSR Union of Artist in 1965.
Reference:
Works by Yu.M. Vavanov you can find in these books:
I.Guliayev V., 1989, RUSSIAN LACQUERED MINIATURES, AURORA ART PUBLISHERS, Leningrad:
1. Panel “Sivka-Burka” (1981, All-Russia Museum of Decorative and Folk Arts, Moscow), # 204.
II. Dugina G. N., Pozdnyakova V. V., 1996. THE ART OF MSTIORA. CATALOG OF MSTIORA ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS. Vladimir "POKROVA" Publishers:
1. Yu.M. Vavanov’s biography: page 191.
2. Power-box “The Firebird” (1960), page 44, # 59.
3. Casket “The Minute of Silence”, page 44, # 60.
III. Maxym L., 1997, RUSSIAN LACQUER LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES, Corners of the World Inc.:
Yu.M. Vavanov’s name is mentioned in Lucy Maxym's book (volume I), on page 79.
IV. Kultyshev K.N., 1999, MSTYORA LACQUERED MINIATURE, CENTER OF TRADITIONAL MSTYORA MINIATURE:
1. Casket “Winter Troika”.
2. Casket “Sadko”.
3. Casket “The Tale of Sleeping Princess”.
4. Casket “Ah, You My Darling Beauty”.
5. Casket “Tnuysha was Beautiful”.
V. RUSSIAN LACQUERS, V/O ROSVNESHTORG, 1989, Moscow, USSR:
1. Casket “Frog Princess”, page 47, # 1.
2. Casket “Masha Isn’t Allowed to Go Behind the River”, page 47, # 2.
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