
Svetoslav
Roerich
was born on October 23, 1904, in St.Petersburg. In 1914-1916 he studied
at the school of K.May. At that school Svetoslav received his first lessons
of drawing. His father often took him to the archeological trips around
ancient Russi
an cities. There
Svetoslav studied history and culture of Russia. He c


ontinued his
painting lessons and also participated in creation of decorations for operas
"Snow-Maiden", "Sadko", "Prince Igor" together
with his father. Since 1920 he lived in the United States. Svetoslav entered
the Columbia University, the department of architecture which he graduated
with a bachelor's degree. At that time Svetoslav Roerich painted many pictures,
book illustrations and drawings. Since 1923 Svetoslav Roerich was a director
of the International Centre of Art "Korona Mundi" in New York
which was founded by his father Nicholas Roerich. In 1928 Svetoslav moved
from USA to India (Darjiling) to his family. Having perceived creatively
many art ideas and convictions of his father Svetoslav Roerich became a
distinctive and original artist. Studying the culture, art and philosophy
of India he created many wonderful paintings. Together with landscapes he
painted many portraits. The portraits of N.Roerich, Prime Minister of India
Jawaharlal Nehru and Devika Rani - Svetoslav Roerich's wife, must be specially
marked. One of the most beautiful ones is a portrait of his mother Helena
Roerich, the woman of exceptional spiritual and physical beauty. Svetoslav
Roerich headed the department of folk art and pharmacopoeia at the Institute
"Urusvati". He did a lot of enlightening work, directed the Art
School in Bangalore, held his personal exhibitions. In 1989 upto the initiative
of Svetoslav Roerich in the USSR was established the Soviet Foundation of
the Roerichs at the base of which there were studies and spreading of the
ideas of the Roerichs family. In 1991 Svetoslav Roerich granted the Soviet
Foundation of the Roerichs with the archives of his parents and his brother
which were kept in India before. On Jaunary 30, 1993, Svetoslav Roerich
passed away in Bangalore.
