Davyd Burliuk 1882-1967

David Burliuk (1882–1967) was a Ukrainian painter, graphic artist, poet, writer, and art critic. He was born in the village of Semyrotivshchyna, Sumy Oblast. He studied at the Kazan Art School and the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1898–1901); the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich (1902–1903); F. Cormon’s studio in Paris (1904); and the Moscow Union of Artists (1911–1914). He worked in the fields of book illustration and theatrical set design. One of the leaders of the Russian avant-garde and an organizer of the “Jack of Clubs” group (1910). Member and exhibitor of a number of Moscow art groups and exhibitions (1906–1915). Recognized by his contemporaries as the “father of Russian Futurism.” Organizer of the “Gileya” futurist group (1910–1913). He lived and worked in Kazan, Odessa, Munich, Paris, St. Petersburg, Moscow, and the Urals. He left for abroad in 1920. He died in New York.

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