Russian-born artist, daughter of a famous Russian architect Leonty Benois, who built several landmarks in St. Petersburg and niece to famous Russian artists. In 1916 she married a Russian-German pilot Iona von Ustinov. As the Russian revolution developed, when in 1920 she realised that she was expecting her first child, the family moved to England, where her son, Peter Ustinov, was born in 1921. She made a career as theatre an film set designer. From 1930's she collaborated with Marie Rambert and the Rambert Dance company at the Duchess Theatre in London, where she produced her acclaimed design for ballet 'Dark Elegies'. She later worked with the Royal Ballet on productions of ballets by Tchaikovsky. She was a costume designer for two films directed by her son Peter Ustinov: 'Vice Versa' (1948) and 'Private Angelo' (1949). She also was a fine artist and participated in many art exhibitions in London and Paris during the 1920's -1930's. Her artworks are now owned by such museums, as the Tate Gallery, the Carnegie Institute, the National Gallery of New Zealand, and other collections worldwide.
Russian-born artist, daughter of a famous Russian architect Leonty Benois, who built several landmarks in St. Petersburg and niece to famous Russian artists. In 1916 she married a Russian-German pilot Iona von Ustinov. As the Russian revolution developed, when in 1920 she realised that she was expecting her first child, the family moved to England, where her son, Peter Ustinov, was born in 1921. She made a career as theatre an film set designer. From 1930's she collaborated with Marie Rambert and the Rambert Dance company at the Duchess Theatre in London, where she produced her acclaimed design for ballet 'Dark Elegies'. She later worked with the Royal Ballet on productions of ballets by Tchaikovsky. She was a costume designer for two films directed by her son Peter Ustinov: 'Vice Versa' (1948) and 'Private Angelo' (1949). She also was a fine artist and participated in many art exhibitions in London and Paris during the 1920's -1930's. Her artworks are now owned by such museums, as the Tate Gallery, the Carnegie Institute, the National Gallery of New Zealand, and other collections worldwide.
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