Columbia University in the City of New York

Harriman Institute

Events
Black and white artwork by Lazar Knidekel.

Date

Starts: March 6, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Ends: April 25, 2013 at 11:59 PM

Location

Harriman Institute Atrium
12th floor International Affairs Building, 420 W 118th St, New York, NY 10027, United States
In Besieged Leningrad: Architect Alexander Nikolsky

The Harriman Atrium hosts an exhibit of lithographs of famed Soviet architect Alexander Nikolsky (1884-1953).

The majority of the lithographs date from 1942-43 during the Leningrad siege, when artists and architects sought safety and worked in the gloomy cellars of the Academy of Arts and the Hermitage. The works on exhibit are from the archive of artist Lazar Khidekel, Nikolsky’s student and sometime collaborator. A few of Khidekel’s works will also be on view, including an exquisite pencil portrait of the architect.

The exhibit is curated by Regina Khidekel, Director of the Russian-American Cultural Center.

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