Favorite artists of our childhood - Leonid Vladimirsky - part 1 - Charming Boys (610 works)
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Leonid Vladimirsky is a laureate of the children's reading competition, an Honored Artist of Russia. “I drew Pinocchio from my daughter (she was 5 years old at the time). I tied a cardboard nose to her on a string, and she posed for me. When she was 9 years old, she turned into Ellie. Now I draw Pinocchio from a childhood photograph of my granddaughter and even from my great-grandson, who is now 5 years old." Leonid Vladimirsky is the author of two fairy tales about the new adventures of his favorite hero - “Pinocchio is looking for treasure” (1995) and “Pinocchio in the Emerald City” (1996). In 1974, Vladimirsky was awarded the title Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In 1996 he became a laureate of the All-Russian Children's Reading Competition. In 2006 he was awarded the Order of Pinocchio. The total circulation of books published with illustrations by Leonid Vladimirsky exceeds 20 million. The artist’s website is http://emeraldcity.ru/vladimirskij.htm, where you can read poems and fairy tales.