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Sep 27, 1883 Saint Petersburg Died on 07 Jun 1969 (aged 85)
Russian artist, active in Britain
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About Boris Anrep
- Boris Anrep (Russian: ????? ?????????? ?????) (born Boris Vasilyevich Anrep; 27 September 1883 – 7 June 1969) was a Russian mosaicist active in Britain, who devoted himself to the art of mosaic.
- In Britain, he is known for his monumental mosaics at the National Gallery, London, Westminster Cathedral and the Bank of England.
- Being close to the Bloomsbury Group, he was a noticeable figure in London social and intellectual life from 1912 up to the mid-1960s.
- In Ireland, he is known for his mosaics at Christ the King Cathedral, Mullingar.
- In Russia, he is associated with the Silver Age of Russian Poetry as the addressee of many beautiful poems by Anna Akhmatova, including her Tale of the Black Ring.
- Anrep was also friendly with Nikolay Gumilyov, an outstanding poet and Akhmatova's husband, and Nikolay Nedobrovo, a talented critic, two prominent figures of the 1910s in Saint Petersburg.
