Vasetskiy Grygoriy Stepanovich
Vasetskiy Grygoriy Stepanovich – was born on 28th November 1928 in Novo-Ivanivka village, Poltava region. He studied at Kyiv Art School and Kyiv Art Institute. Worked in the field of easel painting. Participated in Republican and Union exhibitions. Since 1960 – Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Since 1971 – Honored Artist of the USSR. Since 1979 – National Artist of the USSR. Since 2001 – Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts of Ukraine. He was awarded the Honorary Diploma and medal of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the USSR. The main works of the artist are "The engines are buzzing", "To peaceful work", "The last furrow", "Guest", "Anxious Youth", "Bread for Petrograd", "Our Parents" and others. The artist died on April 27, 2019.