1. Mikhail Kirin (1932-2007) Artist of the Russian North

2. Brief Biography Born in Vytegra, 1932 Family moved when he was very small to Murmansk, where he grew up But he and his wife owned a house in Vytegra and another on the shore of Lake Onega, in the village of Golyashi Used a wide range of techniques, but favored linocuts Drew and painted landscapes, portraits, village and town scenes Very interested in the far north (above Arctic Circle; but also took themes from the Vytegra area)

3. Some links to materials in Russian (items also include illustrations) Мурманский вестник - С любовью к северному краю Мурманский вестник - С любовью к северному краю Мурманское отделение Союза Художников России — Letopisi.ru Мурманское отделение Союза Художников России — Letopisi.ru Графика Михаила Кирина - Художественные, Выставки, События в Мурманске - MurmanOut.ru. Все развлечения Мурманска. Графика Михаила Кирина - Художественные, Выставки, События в Мурманске - MurmanOut.ru. Все развлечения Мурманска. http://www.ethnomuseum.murman.ru/gall ery/painters/kirin/ http://www.ethnomuseum.murman.ru/gall ery/painters/kirin/

4. After Bathing

5. The Bathers

6. Portrait of the Poet Nikolai Klyuev

7. Sketches on a wall in Kirin’s Golyashi summer home

8. Mikhail and Vera Kirin, summer 2003

9. Interior, the Kirins’ summer home at Golyashi

10. At the Kirins’ s house, summer 2003

11. Mikhail Kirin and guests on the shore of Lake Onega, Golyashi, Summer, 2003

12. The Onega Shore, Golyashi, Summer 2003