Leonid Sherwood. The path of the sculptor

Leonid Vladimirovich Sherwood (1871-1954) is an outstanding Russian sculptor of Anglo-German origin, a bright representative of the impressionistic direction in the sculpture, which created at the junction of the 19th and 20th centuries. The author of the monument to Admiral S.O. Makarov in Kronstadt, the sculpture of the “sentry”, which has become a symbol of the Russian army, monuments to I. I. Mechnikov, D. I. Mendeleev, writer G. I. Uspensky and many others.
He worked as a restorer in the Hermitage, saving the greatest cultural property of Russia for descendants.
an extraordinary, complex, controversial person who was able to find his own path - the path of the sculptor. A path full of tragedies, losses, difficulties and hardships, but also discoveries, great accomplishments.
In this collection - the most complete information about the life of the sculptor and his work, his memories and memories of his children and grandchildren, unique materials and photographs from the family archive