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Russian–American sculptor
Peter Ganine
BornPierre Ganine
(1900-10-11)October 11, 1900
Tiflis, Russia
DiedAugust 11, 1974(1974-08-11) (aged 73)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
NationalityRussian-American
Alma materCorcoran Gallery of Art
Spouse(s)Marguerite Churchill (1954–?)
Karin (?–1974)
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Peter Ganine (October 11, 1900 – August 11, 1974) was a Georgian-Russian-American sculptor best known for his work in ceramics and his chess sets.

Ganine began his art studies in Russia. He spent five years as a trader in the Belgian Congo before coming to the US in 1931, on a scholarship to Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He settled in Hollywood in 1932, where he lived until his death. His work was championed by longtime Los Angeles Times art editor and critic Arthur Millier.

He served as an aircraft patternmaker during World War II.

The subjects of Ganine's sculptures were largely people or animals. He patented many of his animal sculptures, which were then reproduced in plastic and sold inexpensively. His most popular designs were a whale, which won a prize from the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, and an "uncapsizeable duck", of which over 50,000,000 were sold. When Ganine gave human faces to chess pieces, he introduced "first major change of design for chess sets in more than a century."

Personal life

Ganine married actress Marguerite Churchill on June 5, 1954. He later married a woman named Karin.

Works

  • Superba Gothic chess set (c.1930s)
  • Colt sculpture (c.1939)
  • Baby Centaur sculpture (c.1940)
  • Beer Mug sculpture (c.1941)
  • Rudolph sculpture of a dachshund (c.1941)
  • Bull sculpture (c.1941)
  • Dog sculpture (c.1944)
  • Why sculpture (c.1944)
  • Life Mask of Nicholai Fechin sculpture (1945)
  • Happy Womanhood sculpture (c.1947) – model: Maureen O'Hara
  • Hosanna sculpture of choir boys (c.1948)
  • Classic chess set (1961) – the chess pieces from the Classic chess set were used in Star Trek as part of the tri-dimensional chess set
  • Rearing Colt sculpture
  • Portrait of Marguerite Churchill sculpture

Exhibitions

  • 1938 – Group show at the California Art Club
  • 1939 – Golden Gate International Exposition
  • 1939 – The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego
  • 1940 – National Ceramic Exhibition at Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, where he won first prize in ceramic sculpture for Baby Centaur
  • 1942 – "Artist of the Month" for January, solo show at the Los Angeles County Museum
  • 1944 – Society for Sanity in Art's group show at Los Angeles County Museum
  • 1960 – Group show at W. & J. Sloane Petite Galerie in Beverly Hills

References

  1. ^ "Peter Ganine – Artist, Fine Art, Auction Records, Prices, Biography for Peter Ganine". AskART. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. "Peter Ganine Biography, Works of Art, Auction Results". Invaluable. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Peter Ganine; L.A. Sculptor". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 13 August 1974. p. A16.
  4. ^ Sherman, Gene (22 May 1957). "Cityside with Gene Sherman". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 2.
  5. Perry, Barbara (15 May 1989). American Ceramics: The Collection of Everson Museum of Art. Rizzoli. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-8478-1025-3.
  6. ^ "Brush Strokes". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 13 October 1940. p. C8.
  7. ^ Millier, Arthur (11 January 1942). "Two Good Sculptors Show Their Works in Southland". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C6.
  8. ^ Millier, Arthur (10 December 1944). "Sanity Society's Exhibits Stress Conventional". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. B5.
  9. ^ Millier, Arthur (4 April 1948). "Southlanders Show Works on Spiritual Theme". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C7.
  10. ^ Millier, Arthur (16 October 1938). "Brush Strokes". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C7.
  11. ^ Millier, Arthur (16 July 1939). "San Diego Presents Fine Show of Southland Art". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C7.
  12. ^ Millier, Arthur (4 Jan 1942). "War Fails to Halt Exhibitions of Art". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C7.
  13. ^ "Deaths Elsewhere". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. 14 August 1974. p. C16.
  14. ^ US patent 153426, Peter Ganine, "Floating toy", published 19 April 1949 
  15. ^ US patent 153514, Peter Ganine, "Design for a toy duck", published 26 April 1949 
  16. Ganine's various patents consistently show the figures of animals in the designs:
    • US patent 155702, Peter Ganine, "Design for a toy animal figure", published 25 October 1949 
    • US patent 158738, Peter Ganine, "Toy animal figure", published 30 May 1950 
    • US patent 158737, Peter Ganine, "Toy animal figure", published 30 May 1950 
    • US patent 159795, Peter Ganine, "Animal figure", published 22 August 1950 
    • US patent 159796, Peter Ganine, "Animal figure", published 22 August 1950 
    • US patent 185494, Peter Ganine, "Bracket for a bathroom fixture", published 16 June 1959 
    • US patent 3064365, Peter Ganine, "Modeling device", published 20 November 1962 
  17. Hoadley, Raymond (15 September 1957). "The Week in Business". New York Herald Tribune. New York, New York. p. A5.
  18. California Marriage Index, 1949–1959
  19. Hopper, Hedda (5 June 1954). "Marguerite Churchill to Be Wed – Former film star Marguerite Churchill will marry Peter Ganine at the Russian Orthodox Church here". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. A1.
  20. "Chessmen of Every Age and Nation are among World's Art Masterpieces". Life: 48–49. 29 January 1940.
  21. ^ "Peter Ganine – by Bonhams". Invaluable. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  22. "Pictures instead of Wall Paper". The Christian Science Monitor. Boston, Massachusetts. 29 October 1940. p. 6.
  23. ^ "Here, There, Elsewhere: Rouault Ceramics Allied Posters". The New York Times. New York, New York. 27 October 1940. p. 138.
  24. "Ebell Salon of Art (1944)". California Art Club. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  25. "Peter Ganine". Shidoni. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  26. The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. 5 April 1947. p. 4. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. "Vintage Chessmen by Peter Ganine". Dansk the Night Away. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  28. "Peter Ganine – by Bonhams". Invaluable. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  29. "Pierre Peter Ganine Sculpture – by Bonhams". Invaluable. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  30. "San Diego's Invitation Show". The Christian Science Monitor. Boston, Massachusetts. 26 August 1939. p. 4.
  31. H.J.S. (10 July 1960). "Kirchner Relieves Season Doldrums". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. F7.
  32. Fox, Christy (6 July 1960). "Honoring an Ex-President". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. A3.
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