Hero of Socialist Labor N. Marchenko

Anatolii Heorhiiovych Shyrokov was a Ukrainian graphic artist, poster artist. Born on April 8, 1908 in the city of Kushva (now Sverdlovsk region). Graduated from the Odesa Art Institute (1936). Teachers by specialty: I. Shovkunenko and T. Fraierman. He worked in the field of easel painting, easel and book graphics, posters. His main works include series of drawings "People of Siberia" (1942 to 1943); series of portraits of figures of Ukrainian culture (1943 to 1962); series of lithographs "Workers of the Sea" (1962 to 1963); poster "State Dance Ensemble of the Ukrainian SSR" (1957), film posters. Participated in exhibitions: republic starting in 1947, all-Union - starting in 1939, foreign - starting in 1963. Lived and worked in Kyiv. He died in 1993.