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self-portrait . 1941 . march 22 , 1979 leningrad , soviet union , burried in mariupol ukraine uspenivka russian empire -rrb- , taurida governorate -lrb- ukraine , then in no murals 1896 Виктор Михайлович Арнаутов coit tower murals victor arnautov.jpg victor arnautoff
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victor arnautoff

victor mikhail arnautoff -lrb- born uspenivka , taurida governorate -lrb- russian empire -rrb- , 1896 - died leningrad , soviet union , march 22 , 1979 -rrb- was a russian-american painter and professor of art .
he worked in san francisco and the bay area from 1925 to 1963 , including two decades as a teacher at stanford university , and was particularly prolific as a muralist during the 1930s .
he became a naturalized u.s. citizen , but returned to the soviet union after the death of his wife , continuing his career there before his death .
