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.
