Fonds 0223 - Wadym Dobrolige Fonds

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Wadym Dobrolige Fonds

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    Fonds

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    CA BMUFA 0223

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    • 1941-1999 (Creation)
      Creator
      Dobrolige, Wadym

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    39 cm of textual and photograph records

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    Name of creator

    (1913-1973)

    Biographical history

    Wadym Dobrolige was born on December 7, 1913 in Nizhyn, Chernihiv region of the present day Ukraine. He was an artist and decorator. He graduated from the Kyiv Art Institute in 1935, and also studied at the Leningrad Institute of Sculpture and Architecture (1936). After coming back to Kyiv, he worked as a book illustrator. He was arrested, sent to Kolyma in Khabarovsk region of Russia, and was released in 1938. He worked as a film decorator under the supervision of Oleksandr Dovzhenko. During WWII he was captured by the Germans. In 1942 he fled the concentration camp and returned to Kyiv where he worked as a mechanic. However, Wadym Dobrolige was taken by the Germans to Germany and ended up at a DP camp Heidenau near Hamburg where he organized an art studio. There he created over 20 portraits, three icons for the camp church, peisages, still lifes, and decorated most of the camp plays for the Ukrainian theatre.

    In 1948, Dobrolige moved to Canada. He painted many icons and Iconostasis. He created the iconostasis for the St. John's Cathedral in Edmonton in baroque style. A lot of Orthodox churches mainly in Alberta, but also in Saskatchewan and Quebec have Dobrolige’s Iconostasis, icons and church paintings. He decorated multiple theatre performances, created numerous portraits and still lifes, posters, external and internal decorations. Wadym Dobrolige was responsible for creating the portrait of Princess Elizabeth and different decorations for the procession to honour her visit to Edmonton in 1951. He died on October 4, 1973 in Edmonton, Alberta.

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    The Fond consists of original artwork, sketches (religious, commercial, theatrical performances), personal documents, photographs, slides, newspapers and video footage of Dobrolige's work.

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    Immediate source of acquisition

    Gift of Natalia Dobrolige, Wadym Dobrolige's daughter

    Arrangement

    The Fond is arranged into the following series:

    1. Personal documents
    2. Photos
    3. Publications
    4. Artworks and sketches

    Language of material

    • English
    • Ukrainian

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      The donor Natalia Dobrolige retained all copyrights permissions.

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      UF2017.045

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