Born in 1878. Joined the State Porcelain Factory in 1918 as an established graphic whose varied career had included book illustration, typographic design, designs for architectural ceramics and directing a school for enamel work. The Imperial Porcelain Factory was renamed the State Porcelain Factory in 1917 and Chekhonin was its artistic director from 1918 to 1923 … Continue reading Sergei Chekhonin (1878-1936)