The study of Chokan Valikhanov’s ethnic and artistic heritage at the lessons of History of Kazakh Art

Abstract

The scientific study is dedicated to the 185th birthday of Chokan Valikhanov (1835–1865), the historian, ethnographer, folklorist, traveler, educator, whom all progressive people will honor in 2020. The aim of this article is to study Ch. Valikhanov’s large and diverse ethnic and artistic heritage which is of interest to art historians, cultural researchers, and specialists in art education. Portraits, drawings, sketches, as well as schemes and plans of CH. Valikhanov, made in different periods of life, reflect the history and Ethnography of the Kazakhs, Kirghiz, Uighurs and other peoples of Central Asia, reproduce the nature of his native land. To some extent, Chokan Valikhanov lays the foundations for future professional painting – portrait, landscape and household genres. An analysis of the material showed that Ch. Valikhanov’s artistic heritage is of great importance as one of the foundations of the realistic direction of Kazakh fine art. In addition, it has the great humanistic potential for moral and aesthetic education and enlightenment.