Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Gerasimov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Гера́симов; 12 August 1881 – 23 July 1963) was a Russian Soviet painter. He was a leading proponent of Socialist Realism in the visual arts, and painted Joseph Stalin and other Soviet leaders.
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12 August 1881 Kozlov (now Michurinsk) in Tambov, Russian Empire
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Died |
23 July 1963 (aged 81) Moscow, S. F. S. R. Russia, U.S.S.R.
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Zodiac | Leo |
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