Gennady Spirin
Author of The Tale of the Firebird
About the Author
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Works by Gennady Spirin
Associated Works
The Nose (1836) — Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 411 copies
The Mysterious Tale of Gentle Jack and Lord Bumblebee (1750) — Illustrator, some editions — 59 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Spirin, Gennady
- Other names
- Spirin, Gennadiĭ
Spirin, Gennadi - Birthdate
- 1948-12-25
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Russia
- Country (for map)
- Russia
- Birthplace
- Orechowo-Sojewo, Moscow Oblast, USSR
- Places of residence
- Moscow, Russia
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Germany - Education
- Stroganov Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow
Surikov School of Fine Art - Occupations
- Illustrator
Painter - Relationships
- Spirin, Ilya (son)
- Awards and honors
- Gold Medals (4 ∙ Society of Illustrators)
Golden Apple (Bratislava International Biennial)
First Prize (Bologna International Book Fair)
First Prize (Barcelona International Book Fair) - Short biography
- Gennady Spirin (1948- ) is a Russian painter and children's book illustrator. A graduate of the Surikov School of Fine Art in Moscow and the Moscow Stroganov Institute of Art, he is noted for his unique style of watercolor illustration. He has illustrated works by classic authors such as William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov and Leo Tolstoy as well as children's books by contemporary celebrities. His oil paintings hang in public and private galleries throughout the world, and he has been profiled by The New York Times. His depiction of The Nutcracker was selected by Saks Fifth Avenue as the centerpiece of their famous Christmas display in 1997 and 1998. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1992, Spirin immigrated with his wife and sons to the United States, ultimately settling in Princeton, NJ, where he has lived and worked since.
(source: Wikipedia)
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Enchanter's Spell (Five Famous Tales) by Gennady Spirin
This is the first book re-told and illustrated by Gennady Spirin that I am a bit dissapointed with. The illustrations don't seem as in depth, and the retelling of the tales is, in some instances far off from the original telling of the story.
This is yet another stunningly illustrated book by Gennady Spirin The people portrayed in the story of the actions acccompanying the alphabetical letter were from a time in history long past. the little girls dresses were beautiful with large ribbon sashes and multicolored hats to match.
While the larger illustration of the letter and people, in the corner of each page was a portion of the large illustration with a smaller image taken from the larger one.
It is the illustrations that carry the book. Spirin took a simple subject of the alphabet and turned it into a wonderful image of spectacular beauty.
If you haven't heard of this illustrator, and if you like art, I highly recommend you delve into the beauty that is Gennedy Spirin… (more)
While the larger illustration of the letter and people, in the corner of each page was a portion of the large illustration with a smaller image taken from the larger one.
It is the illustrations that carry the book. Spirin took a simple subject of the alphabet and turned it into a wonderful image of spectacular beauty.
If you haven't heard of this illustrator, and if you like art, I highly recommend you delve into the beauty that is Gennedy Spirin… (more)
A popular song around the holidays, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is brought to life in this picture book. Each time the reader turns the page, they are treated to another line of the song illustrated in stunning detail with watercolor and colored pencil. With each day, the focus of the illustration moves out to include more gifts. The celebration begins with the partridge in a pear tree and continues with golden rings, carolers, maids, geese, drummers, pipers and more.
The Bottom Line: I could look at these amazing illustrations in this picture book for hours on end. This book includes the song along with a fascinating note about the song’s origins. This beautiful book is a treasure you will want to keep. Highly recommended for everyone.
This review also appears at the Mini Book Bytes Book Review Blog.… (more)
The Bottom Line: I could look at these amazing illustrations in this picture book for hours on end. This book includes the song along with a fascinating note about the song’s origins. This beautiful book is a treasure you will want to keep. Highly recommended for everyone.
This review also appears at the Mini Book Bytes Book Review Blog.… (more)
The stories were pleasant variations on a well-known fairy tales. One feature that irked me was that the illustrations did not correlate with the story. The princess with the raven dark hair flowing like a stream at midnight is pictured as blonde and blue-eyed.
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