* Lomonosov Leningrad Porcelain Factory, Velikhova S.B. Sofia Borisovna

Sculptor, artist of decorative arts and crafts. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. She studied at the Higher Artistic and Technical Institute (VKHUTEIN) with such recognized masters as R.R.Bach and A.T. Matveev. Sofia Velikhova's graduation work was the sculpture “M. V. Frunze on horseback ". From 1948 she worked at the Leningrad Porcelain Factory. Many of the sculptor's works were produced in large editions and widely distributed. Works by S. Velikhova were exhibited at exhibitions in Hungary, India, and Czechoslovakia. She participated in the All-Union art exhibition "40 years of the Komsomol" (1958), an exhibition of works by women artists in Moscow for the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day (1960).