Artist
Viktor Govorkov
1906-1974
Moscow, USSR
Poster artist, graphic artist
Viktor Ivanovich Govorkov was born in Vladivostok, and studied at the VKhUTEIN art institute in Moscow from 1926-1930 under the professors Gerasimov, Moor, and Favorskii.
His first exhibition was in 1931, and he immediately startig working in the poster genre, where he was one one the leading artists in the Soviet Union during the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of the most active artists in the studio Агитплакат (Agitplakat = Agitational Poster).
He was awarded the title Honoured artist (Заслуженный художник РСФСР) in 1971.
His first exhibition was in 1931, and he immediately startig working in the poster genre, where he was one one the leading artists in the Soviet Union during the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of the most active artists in the studio Агитплакат (Agitplakat = Agitational Poster).
He was awarded the title Honoured artist (Заслуженный художник РСФСР) in 1971.