Alexander Golovin was a Russian painter, stage designer, and graphic artist, and one of the notable masters of the Silver Age. He was born in Moscow into the family of a priest. He received his professional education at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, and later worked and studied in France, where he became acquainted with contemporary European artistic movements. In the 1890s, Golovin took part in the projects of the Abramtsevo circle and worked in decorative and applied arts. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he joined the “Mir Iskusstva” (“World of Art”) association. Together with Konstantin Korovin, he designed the Russian pavilion at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris and contributed decorative designs for the façade of the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. From 1902, Golovin worked in St. Petersburg as chief designer of the Imperial Theatres. He created sets and costumes for opera and drama productions at the Mariinsky and Alexandrinsky Theatres. A significant part of his career was his collaboration with director Vsevolod Meyerhold. Among his best-known works are the designs for “Carmen”, “Orpheus and Eurydice”, “Masquerade”, and “The Stone Guest”. He also contributed to Sergei Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons. After the Revolution, Golovin continued his theatrical work, including at the Moscow Art Theatre, where he designed “The Marriage of Figaro”. In 1928, he was awarded the title of People’s Artist of the Republic. The Bakhrushin Theatre Museum collection preserves costume and set designs created by Alexander Golovin, as well as his personal letters and notes.