About Ivan Bilibin
Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva, contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. Ivan Bilibin gained popularity with his illustrations of Russian folk tales and Slavic folklore. Throughout his career he was inspired by the art and culture of medieval Russia. In 1890, Bilibin was accepted into the First Saint Petersburg Gymnasium. Bilibin gained some success as early as 1899, when he first released illustrations for Russian fairy tales. In 1909 Bilibin served as the designer for the first stage production of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel. On 16 December 1903 Bilibin became one of the founding members of the Union of Russian Artists.
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