Moisey Feigin

Moisey Aleksandrovich Feigin (October 23, 1904 – April 26, 2008) was a Russian artist of Jewish extraction. Feigin held the Guinness World Records for the world's oldest professional working artist until his death in 2008 at the age of 103.^[1]

Feigin was born on October 23, 1904.^[1] He was the last surviving member of the Bubnovyi Valet, an art group which performed during the early 20th century.^[1] His last personal art exhibition was held from April 27, 2007, until May 10, 2007 at the Central House of Artists in Moscow, Russia. Feigin was 102 years and 199 days old at the time that this last exhibition opened.^[1] The Guinness World Records officially certified Feigin as the world's oldest professional working artist in February 2008 based on this art exhibition.^[1]

Feigin died on April 26, 2008 in Moscow.^[2]

See also

• Boris Efimov

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "World Oldest Artist Aged 104 Dies". Rian.ru (IC Russia). 2008-05-04. http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/6292/. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 
2. ^ "Oldest artist in the world dies in Moscow" (in Russian). Kommersant. 2008-05-01. http://kommersant.ru/news.aspx?NewsID=127848&NodesID=8. Retrieved 2008-05-14. 

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Name	Feigin, Moisey
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Date of birth	October 23, 1904
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Date of death	April 26, 2008
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