Sasha Putrya
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Sasha Putrya was a Ukrainian
artist who became notable through painting thousands of artworks, before dying at the age of 11 from leukemia
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, Ukraine
. Having started painting at the age of 3, by the time of her death at age 11 she had created around 2,276 paintings and drawings, many of which are collected within 46 albums and are on display in a museum in Poltava, Ukraine.
She had an intense interest in India
, though she had never been there—she loved the country, its music, clothes, and customs, and even dreamed of marrying an Indian Movie Star. She was buried, dressed in Indian saris, in 1989.
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
artist who became notable through painting thousands of artworks, before dying at the age of 11 from leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
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Biography
Sasha (Oleksandra) Putrya was born and lived in the region of PoltavaPoltava
Poltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Having started painting at the age of 3, by the time of her death at age 11 she had created around 2,276 paintings and drawings, many of which are collected within 46 albums and are on display in a museum in Poltava, Ukraine.
She had an intense interest in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, though she had never been there—she loved the country, its music, clothes, and customs, and even dreamed of marrying an Indian Movie Star. She was buried, dressed in Indian saris, in 1989.
External links
- http://www.lovemity.narod.ru/risunki.html Some images of her artwork
- http://welcome-to-poltava.com.ua/read/sasha_putrya Article about her work and awards
- http://news.mediaport.info/culture/2007/41816.shtml Article about an exhibition of her work
- http://www.graphite.net.ua/catalog/det.php3?id=508&lang=2&c=2 Film about Sasha Putrya