Abram Zaborov

Abram Zaborov was a Soviet Belarusian and Israeli painter, a member of the Union of Painters of the USSR and the father of painter Boris Zaborov.

1911 to 1985The painting "Chapaev"Soviet Belarusian paintingFather of painter Boris Zaborov

Born: 18 February 1911, Liozna
Occupation: painter
Education: Vitebsk People's Art School
Wars: Eastern Front

Abram Zaborov was born in 1911 in Liozna

Abram Zaborov was born in 1911 in Liozna, in the Vitebsk Region, to a Jewish family. His mother owned a store where his father worked. The family later moved to his father's hometown of Velizh.

In Velizh he studied at a Jewish school, where he first showed artistic talent. During the Russian Civil War he drew propaganda posters. He finished Vitebsk Painting School in 1930 and then moved to Minsk.

His painting "Chapaev" was shown in 1939 at an exhibition of young Soviet painters and brought him wide recognition. In 1940 he presented "Where is my Son?" at an exhibition of Belarusian art. His son Boris was born in 1935.

He fought as a soldier in World War II and then returned to Minsk. He joined the Union of Painters of the Soviet Union. Some of his works are held at the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus.

In 1979 he immigrated to Israel, where he died in 1985. One of his paintings is displayed at the Knesset.