Eugene Stoner, American Inventor of M-16 and Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian Inventor of AK-47
With Mikhail Kalashnikov - Inventor of the automatic machine gun AK-47,
and the life-time member of the American National Rifle Association
With Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Nelson Mandela
With His Excellency V.V. Putin,
the President of Russia
Presidential Collection, Kremlin
With His Holiness Pope John Paul II
At the unveiling of Regis Philbin's portrait.
From left to right:
Mr.&Mrs. I.Babailov, Dr. S.Ferrera, Tommy Lasorda, Regis Philbin and Joe DiMaggio's orthopaedic physician Dr. Rock Positano
The hockey legend "Golden Jet" Bobby Hull with his portrait
With Frank Military,
Songwriters Hall of Fame, past President of the Warner Chappel Music, Inc.
and the life-time colleague and friend of Frank Sinatra
After the State Portrait Presentation to the hockey legend Vladislav Tretiak
With The Hon. P. Michael Pitfield, Senator
Harvard University unveiling of the portrait of
Dr. Robert Kimura- Leading U.S. researcher of the Inner Ear
Irina A. Pushkin,
the fifth generation grand-daughter
of famous poet Alexander Pushkin.
Alexander Rosenbaum - Russian celebrity songwriter and singer with his life portrait drawing, by Igor Babailov
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While teaching at the Florence Academy. With Daniel Graves, director of the Academy, and other instructors of the Academy. Florence, Italy, summer 1999.
In 1996 Mr.Babailov organized the very First Official delegation of the American artists to visit Russia, in conjunction with the Russian Parliament (Duma) and the Union of Artists
of the Russian Federation.
The unveiling of the portrait of Mr.J.Plangere,
former partner of "USA Today".
New Jersey
One of many Solo Exhibitions. This one consisted of almost 40 paintings.
With Mrs. J. Bianchi, Fisher Island, Florida
With Mr. Lawrence D. Glaubinger, CEO, Stern & Stern, New York, New York.
At the time of portrait sittings.
With clients and friends Mr.& Mrs. A. Lemire in St.Petersburg, Russia.
Second to the left is Rosa Babailova, the artist's Mother.
With family. From left to right: Vladislav (brother), Rosa Babailova (mother),
Valery Babailov (father).
Over 50 friends participated in organizing the surprise Visit of Igor's family from Russia for his 30th birthday.
The moment of the surprise meeting. On the far right is Peter Quaife, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, the "KINKS", friend and the initiator of the Birthday Surprise.
With friends at Plein Air painting. From left to right:
Tony Watkins, Igor Babailov, Richard Whitney
in New England.
With Marshal Bouldin III, a fine artist and a kind man
Mr. M. Perron, CEO, Somiper Inc.
With the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada
Parliamentary Collection:
House of Commons
Igor Babailov (second on the right) with his classmates from the Surikov College, located only feet awat from the world-famous State Tretyakov Gallery (in the background), which harbors the masterpieces of the greatest Russian Masters in the history of art, such us Rublev, Briullov, Aivazovskiy, Savrasov, Kramskoy, Repin, Serov, Levitan and many others.
This New Hampshire couple saw the artist at work at Plein Air painting and purchased this oil of the local river right on the spot, before even it was completed.
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Unveiling of the portrait of Frederick Hart, foremost American Sculptor
at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, DC
With actor James Gandolfini
( The "Sopranos" TV Show )
New York, NY
With Nobel Prize Laureate, discoverer of DNA Dr. James Watson (right), and the brilliant pianist Byron Janis (center) at the unveiling of Janis's portrait, Steinway Hall, New York City
Holding each other inventions
M-16 and AK-47.
With Boomer Esiason (right), football commentator and NFL legend and John Bello (left), Chairman, The Original SoupMan - ®
and Founder of SoBe beverage
"Believe", portrait of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican Collection, in Castel Gandolfo
With His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Unveiling of the Portrait of Rudolph W. Giuliani, Former Mayor of New York City.The attendees included Dr. Henry Kissinger ( left ). Collection: Giuliani Partners, NYC
Mr. Ted Lazenby, appointed by President G.W. Bush
to the Advisory Board on the Arts, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
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Bob Costas
17-time Emmy Award-Winning Sports Broadcaster
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Ford and the American Dream - Founded On Right Decisions'
Co-authors: Clifton.Lambreth, Mary Calia, Melissa Webb
Artist: Igor Babailov
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The Rt. Hon. Jean Chretien,
20th Prime Minister of Canada -
Portrait sitting
Tiki Barber, American Football Star
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With Justice Joseph P. Sullivan and Mr. Roy Reardon
at the portrait unveiling, Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York City.
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Reggie Jackson, American Baseball Legend
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With Tom Monaghan, Founder of Domino's Pizza and
Founder and Chancellor of Ave Maria University
Unveiling of the Portrait of Michael Novak -
Frederick Jewett Scholar - the American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
Author, Theologian, The Templeton Prize winner, Twice US Ambassador to Europe and the United Nations.
Igor Babailov with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
New Portrait of George Washington is officially inducted into Collection of G. Washington's Mount Vernon Museum in Mount Vernon, VA
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With General David H. Petraeus,
United States Central Command
With Fr. Benedict Groeschel
Igor Babailov's Vatican Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI selected by the Pope to exhibit in the Vatican Splendors international museum tour, alongside the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, Giotto and
other Masters of the Renaissance.
Illustrated by Igor Babailov,
book "Return to Greatness - Driving the American Dream"
is on the Billboard at Time Square in New York City
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Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
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American Hero Brendan Marrocco, and family.
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Master of Ascending Realism
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Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757)
Portrait of His Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York
Official State Recognition by the TN State and Governor
With His Holiness Pope Francis
On the Billboard in Times Square,
New York City