PROKOFIEV, Oleg (1928-1998)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 2217 OP |
Held at | : Serge Prokofiev Archive Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.sprkfv.net/archive/archome.html › |
Full title | : PROKOFIEV, Oleg (1928-1998) |
Date(s) | : [1920-1996] |
Level of description | : Subfonds of The Serge Prokofiev Archive
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Extent | : 4 large boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Prokofiev | Oleg | 1928-1998 | artist and poet |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born in Paris in 1928, the second son of Serge and Lina Prokofiev, Oleg Prokofiev studied art at the Moscow School of Art from 1944 to 1947. After a first, unsuccessful marriage, Oleg met and married a young British art historian, Camilla Gray, who died tragically after a short illness. Allowed by the Soviet authorities to bring their daughter Anastasia to England, Oleg settled first in Leeds, where he was awarded a fellowship in the Fine Arts Department, and where he met his third wife Frances. Oleg made his name as an artist, exhibiting his wood sculptures and paintings in a number of countries, and his style was constantly evolving as a response to the new shapes and lights he discovered in journeys to America, Africa and India. Some of his poems were also published. He also dedicated a large part of his life to the promotion of his father's life and work, appearing on television and radio and maintaining a huge correspondence with artists, musicologists and performers involved in working on Prokofiev and Soviet music. He died in 1998.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Oleg Prokofiev, including material relating to the life and work of his father, Serge Prokofiev, notably copies of letters from Serge Prokofiev to various correspondents, 1920-1945, including Fatima Samoilenko, 1920-1936; extracts from articles and letters of Prokofiev; material relating to Prokofiev's Diary, comprising photocopies of the text, transcripts and a typescript article relating to it; copies of music manuscripts (scores) of Prokofiev; photographs of Prokofiev and his family; pamphlets, press cuttings and articles relating to Prokofiev's life and work, and to performances of his music, [1946-1996]; texts of interviews given by Oleg on his father's life and work, [1989-1991], and articles written by him about Prokofiev, [1993]; various published scores of Prokofiev's music, including Peter and the Wolf and the Fiery Angel; and published works relating to Russian culture and Prokofiev. Further material concerning performances of Serge Prokofiev's work include articles and scores of Vladimir Blok relating to Prokofiev, [1990-1995], as well as a tape of an interview at a concert at the Hungary Centre, Moscow, 1995; and correspondence with and cuttings from articles on Frederic Chiu, 1992-1996, relating to his recordings of Prokofiev's music. Personal papers of Oleg comprise material relating to his own literary work; photocopies of stories written by Prokofiev in 1917-1918, with Oleg's translation into English; a draft of an article on Shostakovich; a manuscript notebook entitled 'My father, his music and me'; and a draft by Oleg of a biography of Robert Falk (1886-1958). There is also family correspondence.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
Russian, English
System of arrangement:
Unsorted.
Conditions governing access:
By appointment only. Some private correspondence is closed to the public. Please contact the Curator for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
At the discretion of the Curator.
Finding aids:
Unlisted.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Given by Frances Prokofiev in various accessions from 1999 onwards.
Allied Materials
Related material:
The Serge Prokofiev Archive also holds the papers of Serge and Lina Prokofiev and Christopher Palmer.
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Biographical information provided by Noëlle Mann, Curator of the Serge Prokofiev Archive.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Feb 2002
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