Academician Alexander Konstantinovich Krylov as a teacher and educator

Abstract

The subject of this article is the activities of Academician Alexander Konstantinovich Krylov - Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, painter, laureate of the International Prize named after N.K. Roerich, as a teacher and educator. This is a study of the contribution of Academician Alexander Konstantinovich Krylov to the development of education and science, his teaching methods, pedagogical and educational principles. The author examines in detail the scientific, teaching, social, and creative activities of A.K. Krylova and pays special attention to the educational activities of the academician. The author also presents a complete list of institutions that, according to the State Catalog of the Museum Fund of the Russian Federation and data provided by the artist himself, store his works. The research methodology is presented by the historical method, biographical method, and comparative method. Also, during the preparation of the article, a study was conducted on the basis of archival documents, publications, and pedagogical works of A.K. Krylov and his students. The main conclusions of the study are the creative portrait of the artist presented in this message, which has independent cultural and historical significance and expresses the deeply personal attitude of the author, who hopes that the information and characteristics he collected will be useful to future biographers of the outstanding Russian artist, academician of painting A. K. Krylov. The novelty of the research lies in the generalization of the creative materials of Academician A.K. Krylov, which can be in demand by aspiring artists, art historians, cultural experts, historians and everyone who cherishes the tragic and happy milestones of the steady spiritual growth of Russia - in the past, present and future.