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Peter Kravchenko

Peter Mytrofanovych Kravchenko (21 June 1921 - 27 November 2009)[1] was a Ukrainian artist and public figure.

Peter Mytrofanovych Kravchenko
Born(1921-06-21)21 June 1921
Kyiv, Ukraine
Died27 November 2009(2009-11-27) (aged 88)
Sydney, Australia
Alma materShevchenko State Art School
Notable work"My Thoughts," "On Ivan Kupala" "Pereyaslivsʹka Rada"

Biography

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Peter Kravchenko was born on 21 June 1921, in Podil, Kyiv, to a hard-working family. His father, Mitrofan Hryhorovych, had a small ice cream operation in the summer season, and in the fall he engaged in glass production. In 1940 Kravchenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko State Art School in Kyiv. During the war he was a German prisoner. After the Second World War he remained in Germany, where he worked as a set designer. In 1949 he went to Australia and settled in Sydney. After the end of the state employment contract at the brick factory, he worked on the railway. During this work he continued his professional education, graduated from the Institute of Commercial Arts and the School of Television Training.[2]

 
Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Lidcombe designed by Peter Kravchenko 1964.

He became involved in Ukrainian social and cultural life, designed scenes for performances and concerts. He designed a large number of artistic programs for various national awards and concerts, as well as a diploma of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations and the award of the Foundation for Ukrainian Studies in Australia (FUSA).[citation needed] He also illustrated books.

He worked at the ABC Television studio in Sydney as an "accessory designer" at the Wardrobe department for 20 years, making items for various shows and television series.[3] He was credited with making the bandolier, belts and badges for the period police uniforms in the ABC-TV series production Ben Hall.[4]

 
Peter Kravchenko together with artists Union of Ukrainian Fine Artists of Australia during an exhibition in 1976 .

In 1967 he was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Artists Society of Australia, and he was the acting secretary from 1967 to 2007.[citation needed] In 1975 he was one of the founders of FUSA in Australia and a permanent member. In 1991-1998 he belonged to the Directorate of this institution.

Art

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Kravchenko exhibited his paintings at Ukrainian Artists Society of Australia exhibitions in Lidcombe, Wollongong, Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne. In 1992, a solo exhibition was held in Sydney, showing 65 of his works. In the same year he was an exhibitor with his three works: "On Ivan Kupala", "Pereyaslivska Rada", and "Princess Olga" at the exhibition "Unity" in Kyiv. One work - "My Thoughts" (portrait of Taras Shevchenko) was donated and exhibited at the Taras Shevchenko National Museum. In 1994 he was accepted as an honorary member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, and in 1997 a personal exhibition "Burden of Ukraine through the Ages" was organized at the Museum of History of Kyiv, dedicated to the 2nd World Forum of Ukrainians.[5][6] In 1999, the first album of the artist "The burden of Ukraine through the ages" was released, which presents 65 samples of Ukrainian costumes (clothes) worn by Ukrainian people.[7][8]

Social activities

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Petro Kravchenko (center) with sculptor Anatoliy Valiev (right) during the presentation «Monument to Shevchenko's Thoughts» 2000.

Kravchenko was an honorary member of the International Charitable Foundation "Spiritual Heritage" (Kyiv) and an accredited correspondent of the newspaper "The Free Thought." He was awarded diplomas and medals from the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, from the Union for the Liberation of Ukraine, the Gold Medal "For Patronage" of the International Charitable Foundation "Ukrainian House" (Kyiv), others from the International Charitable Foundation "Spiritual Heritage" and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Certificate of Merit in Australia, Ukrainian Community Sydney.[6]

In 1996 he organized an exhibition in Kyiv dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay and initiated the issuance of a postage stamp by Ukrposhta dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay. In 1998, thanks to his efforts, Ukrposhta issued a postage stamp dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Ukrainian settlement in Australia. In 2000, he organized the arrival of a delegation of the Kyiv City Council to establish cultural relations between the cities of Kyiv and Sydney and to bring a sculpture-monument "Shevchenko's Dumas" as a gift to Ukrainians in Sydney from Ukraine.[9][10][1]

He was awarded the Diploma of the Ministry of Culture and Arts of Ukraine (2003).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Кравченко Петро Митрофанович // Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine / ed. Ivan Dziuba; National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Shevchenko Scientific Society. Kyiv NASU Institute of Encyclopaedic Research, 2001–2020. — Volume 15: Кот — Куз, ISBN 978-966-02-7305-4.
  2. ^ Гончаренко, Марія (1999). "Кравченко Петро Митрофанович". In В. С. Чишко (відп. ред.) та ін. (ed.). Українська біографістика=Biographistica Ukrainica. Київ: НАН України, Нац. б-ка України ім. В. І. Вернадського. Ін-т біогр. дослідж. pp. 227–230. ISBN 966-02-1202-X.
  3. ^ "Three intriguing creations and their creator Peter Krawtschenko". 729 News. Official bulletin of the 729 Club. St. Leonards NSW. 1971. p. 1.
  4. ^ Ben Hall, an ABC, BBC-TV, 20th Century Fox television drama series. Booklet-guide published by Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1975. 78 pages. ISBN 0-642-97449-7
  5. ^ Художники Києва: творчо-бібліографічний довідник, вип. 2. К., 2001.
  6. ^ a b Художники України: творчо-бібліографічний довідник, вип. 2. К., 2001.
  7. ^ Тимошенко Віра. Ноша України крізь віки / Свобода 31 Березня 2000, с. 25
  8. ^ Шаргей, А. (1999). Крок реальної дії. Українська культура. 1999. 10 (901): 16–17. ISSN 0868-9644. OCLC 24040944. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  9. ^ Кравченко Петро Митрофанович / Українці Австралії. Енциклопедичний Довідник / за ред. В. Шумського, М. Шумського та ін. — Сідней : «The Free Thought» і Товариство Збереження Української Спадщини в Австралії, 2001. — 673 с. — ISBN 0-908168-11-X. с. 225
  10. ^ Пікалов, Володимир (28 March 2000). "Сіднейські "Думи"". Столиця.

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