PhilS
06-22-2006, 07:15 PM
I’m posting this for a friend. Should be of interest to all egg tempera painters, not just iconographers:
On Tuesday, July 11, in the Pickering room of Camden Public Library in Camden, Maine, Father Andrew Tregubov, a master iconographer, will give a slide lecture on the iconography of the ascetic monk Gregory Kroug. Father Andrew photographed Kroug’s icons and wrote a book, “The Light of Christ: Iconography of Gregory Kroug.”
Andrew Tregubov was born in Moscow, Russia in 1951. He emigrated to the US in 1975 and has lectured on iconography at schools and universities around the country. In 1995 he was awarded the New Hampshire Council on the Arts Discovery Award. In his nomination, Burt Feintuch, Director of the Center of Humanities at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, wrote, “Celebrated in American church communities, passionately devoted to his art, Father Tregubov is not known widely in the secular world. We should ‘discover’ this excellent artist, recognizing and appreciating his very significant contribution to a highly valued art form...”
Gregory Kroug was born in Russia in 1909. He emigrated to France to escape religious persecution following the Russian revolution. In Paris, he belonged to a small but brilliant group of Orthodox theologians, lay persons and monastics. He became a monk and lived a rigorous ascetic life of poverty. Although Kroug created more than 550 icons and wall paintings, his fame was not wide. His icons, because of the inferior quality of his materials, pollution and general neglect have had a very short life. Currently no effort is being made to preserve and restore Kroug’s icons so Father Andrew’s slides may well be the most lasting testimonial to the work of Gregory Kroug.
The presentation willl be at 6:30 pm, followed by a reception.
On Tuesday, July 11, in the Pickering room of Camden Public Library in Camden, Maine, Father Andrew Tregubov, a master iconographer, will give a slide lecture on the iconography of the ascetic monk Gregory Kroug. Father Andrew photographed Kroug’s icons and wrote a book, “The Light of Christ: Iconography of Gregory Kroug.”
Andrew Tregubov was born in Moscow, Russia in 1951. He emigrated to the US in 1975 and has lectured on iconography at schools and universities around the country. In 1995 he was awarded the New Hampshire Council on the Arts Discovery Award. In his nomination, Burt Feintuch, Director of the Center of Humanities at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, wrote, “Celebrated in American church communities, passionately devoted to his art, Father Tregubov is not known widely in the secular world. We should ‘discover’ this excellent artist, recognizing and appreciating his very significant contribution to a highly valued art form...”
Gregory Kroug was born in Russia in 1909. He emigrated to France to escape religious persecution following the Russian revolution. In Paris, he belonged to a small but brilliant group of Orthodox theologians, lay persons and monastics. He became a monk and lived a rigorous ascetic life of poverty. Although Kroug created more than 550 icons and wall paintings, his fame was not wide. His icons, because of the inferior quality of his materials, pollution and general neglect have had a very short life. Currently no effort is being made to preserve and restore Kroug’s icons so Father Andrew’s slides may well be the most lasting testimonial to the work of Gregory Kroug.
The presentation willl be at 6:30 pm, followed by a reception.