Bakst - Art Class, kids 10-18

What to expect? In this 2 hrs. Class kids are going to see a short video about the artist's life and famous artworks. We going create artwork based on featured artist style. Step by step instructions.

Come join us for fun class!!!

••• Must register, spaces are limited •••

Leon Bakst

Born: 10 May 1866; Grodno, Belarus *

Died: 28 December 1924; Paris, France *

Art Nouveau

Russian, Jewish

Theater, Costumes

Leon Bakst produced lavish sets and costumes for the ballet stage. After graduating secondary school, he traveled to St. Petersburg to study at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts as an unenrolled student, working as a book illustrator to support himself. In order to help pay the bills, he also taught art to the children of Grand Duke Vladimir. At his first exhibition, in 1889, he changed his surname, Rosenberg, which he was concerned would sound too Jewish and bad for business, to a shorter version of his mother’s maiden name Baxter: Bakst.