Sergey Obraztsov
Illustration — Sergey Obraztsov performing in Milan in 1973. Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov (5 July 1901 – 8 May 1992) was a Soviet and Russian puppeteer who is credited by the Encyclopædia Britannica with "establishing puppetry as an art form in the Soviet Union." Puppet theaters in many countries owe their establishment to Obraztsov's influence. His collection of exotic puppets was the largest in Russia and one of the largest in the world.
Also recorded as Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov · S. V. Obrazt︠s︡ov · Sergeĭ Vladimirovich Obrazt︠s︡ov · Sergei Vladimirovich Obraztsov
Sergey Obraztsov

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- Full name
- Сергей Владимирович Образцов.
- Born
- 1901. · Moscow.
- Died
- 1992. · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Occupation
- actor, marionetteist, drama teacher, opinion journalist, puppet designer and director.
- Fields
- puppetry.
- Education
- Vkhutemas.
- Honours
- Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Medal For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Illustration — Sergey Obraztsov performing in Milan in 1973. Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov (5 July 1901 – 8 May 1992) was a Soviet and Russian puppeteer who is credited by the Encyclopædia Britannica with "establishing puppetry as an art form in the Soviet Union." Puppet theaters in many countries owe their establishment to Obraztsov's influence. His collection of exotic puppets was the largest in Russia and one of the largest in the world.
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Sergey Obraztsov was recorded at birth as Сергей Владимирович Образцов. The authorities additionally record the headings Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov, S. Obrazt︠s︡ov, Sergeĭ Vladimirovich Obrazt︠s︡ov and Sergei Vladimirovich Obraztsov. His recorded language was Russian.
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Sergey Obraztsov is recorded as actor, marionetteist, drama teacher, opinion journalist and puppet designer.

Soviet puppeteer Sergey Obraztsov performing in a show. Milan, 1973
Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers)

Сергей Образцов. 1930-е годы
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1901
Sergey Obraztsov born at Moscow.
1992
Sergey Obraztsov died at Moscow.
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Obraztsov was born on 22 June 1901 in Moscow into the family of a schoolteacher and a railroad engineer. Between 1922 and 1931, he worked as an actor with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko in one of the studios of the Moscow Art Theatre. During this period, he staged several vaudeville-style puppet shows before going on to set up the State Central Puppet Theatre in Moscow in 1931. His theatre toured more than 350 cities in the USSR and 90 cities in foreign countries. During his numerous tours abroad, Obraztsov helped to popularize artistic puppetry in the United States, Britain, and other countries. One of his best known shows, An Unusual Concert (1946), satirized bad performers. Besides more than 70 plays for children and grown-ups that he staged in his theatre, Obraztsov also directed the first short-length puppet film under the title Looking at a Polar Sunset Ray in 1938, and also a number of documentaries. In his later years, Obraztsov became enthusiastic about finger puppets. He was also skilled in puppeteering with his bare hands. The president of the International Union of Puppeteers (1976–1984, and from 1984 the president emeritus), a teaching professor of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (from 1973), and a member of the Writers’ Union of the USSR. Obraztsov authored an autobiography and a monograph on Chinese puppet theatre. He was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1946, named People's Artist of the USSR in 1952, and a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1971. Obraztsov died on 8 May 1992 and was buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery. The Obraztsov Foundation, established in 1998 by his family members and the Obraztsov Puppet Theatre, was aimed at preserving his rich creative legacy. In September 2001, the Sergey Obraztsov Theatre (Moscow State Puppet Theatre named after Obraztsov) hosted a week-long centennial celebration which included an international array of performers.
Sergey Obraztsov studied at Vkhutemas. Mariya Muat and Ekaterina Ivanovna Jardenko are recorded as having studied under Sergey Obraztsov. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is puppetry. Employment is recorded with Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. Distinctions recorded are Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour and People's Artist of the USSR.
• My Profession (1950) Foreign Languages, Moscow. Translated from the Russian by Ralph Parker and Valentina Scott. Contains many sepia plates of puppets plus a biography of Sergey Obraztsov. • IMPRESSIONS OF LONDON: On What I Saw, Learned and Understood During Two Visits to London (1957) Sidgwick & Jackson, London • The Chinese Puppet Theatre (1961) Faber & Faber Limited, UK.
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Sergey Obraztsov studied at Vkhutemas. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Sergey Obraztsov received Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".
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