Изаксон, Александр Аронович

Graphic and monumental artist, painter

Born Vilnius, 9 November 1907

Died Moscow, 10 October 1966

Izakson studied 1934-1938 at the Moscow Polytechnical School under L. Bruni, K. Istomin and P. Pavlinov. He designed monumental fresco's to commemorate the second world war. Starting from 1940 he illustrated children's book for the Moscow publishing House Detgiz and others.