Mai Dantsig

Mai Dantsig
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Born	Mai Volfovich Dantsig (1930-04-27)April 27, 1930 Minsk, Belarus
Died	March 26, 2017(2017-03-26) (aged 86) Minsk, Belarus
Alma mater	Minsk Art School
Known for	Painting, drawing

Mai Volfovich Dantsig (Belarusian: Май Вольфавіч Данцыг; Russian: Май Вольфович Данциг; April 27, 1930 – March 26, 2017) was a Belarusian artist. He was active during the Soviet era and independence of Belarus. He was thought to have been one of the founders of the contemporary Belarusian art.

Dantsig was the author of many paintings and drawings related to World War II and Soviet partisans including the And the Saved World Remembers.

Dantsig died on March 26, 2017 in Minsk from heart failure caused by pneumonia, at the age of 86.

Other websites

• Biography (in Russian)
• Interview with Mai Dantsig in the newspaper Vecherny Minsk May 10, 2005 (in Russian)
• 70 years of Dantsig Archived 2001-03-04 at Archive.today (in Russian)
• Dantsig in Chagal museum Archived 2007-08-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)