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Born 1931, in Gorky (originally Lower Novgorod), Soviet Russia.
Grew up during WWII with his grandparents. Early on Andrew showed considerable artistic and musical talents. At the end of the war he came to Moscow to live with his parents. He was easily accepted into the Surikov Art Academy but turned it down due to it's overly political orientation. He chose to graduate from the Art Academy of 1905. Illustration was his passion. His name can be found on staff of Soiuz Multfilm (Soviet Animation) and publications such as Smena and Sputnik. Among his other works are fully illustrated Great Expectations, 'Old man Hottabych" by Lazar Lagin and a series of greeting cards with illustrations of H.C. Andersen and Hauff fairy tales, done in collaboration with an old friend and co-worker, Gennady Novozhilov.
Andrew Babanovsky has moved to US in 1981, where he completed the illustrations for 'The Classic Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales' and 'The Classic Christmas Treasury for Children'. He died in 1995 in preparation for his first show.

Born 1931, in Gorky (originally Lower Novgorod), Soviet Russia. Grew up during WWII with his grandparents. Early on Andrew showed considerable artistic and musical talents. At the end of the war he came to Moscow to live with his parents. He was easily accepted into the Surikov Art Academy but turned it down due to it's overly political orientation. He chose to graduate from the Art Academy of 19... More