Founding genius of modern Ukrainian graphic art; designed UNR banknotes, stamps and the state emblem, and the celebrated Ukrainian Alphabet; professor and rector of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts.
Art Movements
Works by Heorhii Narbut
1917
Ukrainian Alphabet (Abetka) — Letter A
A sheet from Narbut's Ukrainian Alphabet depicting the letter А with folk and Baroque motifs.
1917
100 Karbovantsiv Banknote of the UNR
Narbut's design for the 100 karbovantsiv note, the first banknote of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
1918
Banknote of the UNR (40 shah)
1918
Project for the Coat of Arms of the Ukrainian State
Narbut's heraldic project for the state coat of arms, built around the Volodymyr trident.