Jurij Oriechov
Date of birth
1927
Date of death
2001
Russia
Studies: Faculty of Decorative Sculpture, The Straganov School of Technical Drawing, Moscow. Author of sculptural portraits of the classics of the world of culture, over a dozen monuments in Russia and abroad, among others the monument to the Victims of the Osaka Tragedy (Japan, 1991); Pushkin in Paris (1999) and Rome (2000). Honoured with a Silver (1988) and Gold (1997) Medal of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts in Moscow. Participant of international sculpture symposiums. Author of portrait sculptures, monuments, outdoor and decorative sculptures. Participant of the International Sculpture Workshop in Orońsko, 1978.