Russian Fine Art at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago

Abstract

The 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago was the largest in the history of the 19th century, establishing the United States as an actively developing country. In Russia, participation in this exhibition was taken extremely seriously; an organizing committee were formed as well as the special commissions responsible for specific departments, including the fine arts department. Its task was to demonstrate the national school of fine arts and works of leading contemporary artists. Russian art was demonstrated in 16 different exhibition areas. The article provides an overview of the main sites, and specifics of the exhibitions.

Keywords

World’s Fair; Russian pavilion; Russian fine art;

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НАУЧНЫЕ ТРУДЫ
Санкт-Петербургской
академии художеств

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Issues of the Russian Art Development

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Russian Fine Art at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago // Scientific Papers of St Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts'68. Issues of the Russian Art Development. 2023 СПб. : СПб. акад. художеств, 2024. 280 с. C. . https://doi.org/10.62625/2782-1889.2024.68.68.007

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