- Time Period: Post-WW2
- Year of Institution: 16 July 1943
- Country: Russia & USSR
The People’s Painter of the USSR Medal (or Медаль Народный художникin CCCP, Narodnyj chudožnik SSSR in Russian) was established on 16 July 1943 and awarded for exceptional achievements in visual arts as painting, sculpture, drawing, and photography.
The People’s Painter of the USSR Medal Design
The medal is made of tombac and its shape was quadrangular with twisted corners. It measures 22.5 by 23.5 mm.
The central part is occupied by the inscription “Медаль Народный художник СССР” and, below, the hammer and sickle symbol. Both the symbol and inscription are embossed, with convex letters.
The medal is suspended to a single red silk fringe measuring 18 mm by 21 mm with an attached metallic buckle decorated with bay laurel leaves.
