147 - Alexandre BENOIS (1870–1960)

Alexandre BENOIS (1870–1960) From *Azbouka v kartinakh* (The Alphabet in Pictures) – Letter P Published by the State Paper Supply Agency (Manufacture for the Supply of State Papers), Saint Petersburg, 1904 Note: Alexandre Benois (1870–1960), a painter and designer of costumes, theater sets, and ballet sets, and a founding member of “The World of Art,” studied in Saint Petersburg, traveled to Germany and Paris, began exhibiting as early as 1891, and served as artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater. He emigrated permanently to Paris in 1926, devoting himself primarily to the performing arts