Heorhiy Narbut

Heorhiy Ivanovych Narbut (Ukrainian: Георгій Іванович Нарбут; 25 February [O.S.

[1] He is known for designing the Ukrainian People's Republic's coat of arms, banknotes, postage stamps, charters, and for his many illustrations in books and magazines.

Heorhiy Narbut was born in the village Narbutivka, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) not far off from Hlukhiv.

In 1909, Narbut continued some of his studies in Munich, in the school of Simon Hollósy.

Narbut also worked on the Ukrainian magazines: Nashe Mynule (Our past), Zori (Stars), and Sontse Truda (The Sun of Labor) among others.

Founders of the Ukrainian academy of arts, 1917. From left, sitting: Abram Manevich , Oleksandr Murashko , Fedir Krychevsky , Mykhailo Hrushevsky , Ivan Steshenko , Mykola Burachek , standing: Heorhiy Narbut, Vasyl Krychevsky , Mykhailo Boychuk .
Picture by Russian artist Boris Kustodiev (1914)
Project for seal of Ukrainian People's Republic , 1918
This 1918 issue of shahs was designed by graphic artists Anton Sereda and Heorhiy Narbut.