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| | Maria Kolesnikova | The Treasury of Russian Art |
 | | (Tretyakov bought some art before this, in 1854, but these two, in his own words, were the start of his collection.) The museum now counts over 140,000 drawings, sculptures and paintings, and six branches: the main exposition at Lavrushensky 10, twentieth century art at Krymsky Val 10, and four monographic studio museums. |
 | | The staff of the Tretyakov is its living soul, caring for the complex and growing collections with as much care and affection as Pavel Tretyakov himself. |
 | | Pavel Korin, a Palekh-born icon painter turned People’s Artist of the USSR and winner of Lenin and Stalin Prizes, is best known for his mosaics in the Moscow Metro (Komsomolskaya, Arbatskaya and Novoslobodskaya Stations) and titanic preparation work for unimplemented painting, Farewell to Rus [SeeRussian Life, Nov/Dec 2002]. |
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