Nikolai Remizov

Nikolai Remizov
Portrait of Remizov by Ilya Repin.
BornMay 20, 1887
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 4, 1975 (aged 88)
Riverside County, California, United States
Other namesRe-Mi, Nicolai Remisoff
Occupation(s)Artist, cartoonist, art director
Years active1908–1939 (cartoonist), 1939–1960 (film)

Nikolai Vladimirovich Remizov (Russian: Никола́й Влади́мирович Ре́мизов; 20 May [O.S. 8 May] 1887 in Saint-Petersburg – 4 August 1975 in Riverside County), also known as Nicolai Remisoff, was a Russian and American artist, political cartoonist and art director of American cinema.[1][2] He worked a number of times one films directed by fellow Russian Gregory Ratoff. Before the 1917 Revolution he was the leading artist in russian satirical magazines Strekoza and Satirikon [ru], in which he published his cartoons under the pseudonym Re-Mi.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Gray & Schulze p.306
  2. ^ Millichap p.210-13

Bibliography

  • Mary Lackritz Gray & Franz Schulze. A Guide to Chicago's Murals. University of Chicago Press, 2001.
  • Joseph R. Millichap. Lewis Milestone. Twayne Publishers, 1981.


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