Shevchenko State Art School

Taras Shevchenko State Art School (Ukrainian: Державна художня середня школа імені Тараса Шевченка) is a selective high school (5th through 12th grade) specializing in fine arts (painting, sculpture and architecture), in Kiev, Ukraine.[1] The school is part of the complex that also includes schools of ballet and music. It is located adjoining a historic park overlooking the Southern end of Babi Yar.

Taras Shevchenko State Art School
Державна художня середня школа ім. Тараса Шевченка
The school in 1940
Address
4 Zhambyla Zhabajeva St

Kyiv

Ukraine
Coordinates50°28′01″N 30°26′00″E
Information
Established12 June 1937 (1937-18-12)
Websitedergartschool.kiev.ua
The first graduation class from the Shevchenko State Art School, 1940.

History

The school was established on August 12, 1937, and was originally located at 2 Volodymyrska Street, Kiev (now the National Museum of the History of Ukraine). The first pupils graduated in 1940. Due to the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, all the graduates from this class as well as the directors of the school were conscripted into the Soviet Army and sent to the Eastern Front.[1]

There are many notable artists among its graduates.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Історична довідка ("Historical facts")" (in Ukrainian). Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Retrieved 20 August 2015.


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