Коровин, Олег Дмитриевич

Graphic artist

Born Ekaterinburg, 29 October 1915

Died Chekhov (Moscow), 19 February 2002 

After graduating in 1936 from the Perm Art School, Korovin returned to Sverdlovsk (formerly Ekaterinburg) and worked in book publishing houses, first in Sverdlovsk and after 1972 in Perm. He became known for his illustrations for Bazhov's Ural tales The Malachite Jewelry Box in 1949 and its 1952 edition.