Iakob Nikoladze
Iakob Nikoladze was a Georgian nobleman, sculptor and artist. Member of the USSR Academy of Arts from 1947.
Biography
By birth, he was a member of an old Georgian noble family of Nikoladze.He died in 1951.
The Georgian National Museum, Iakob Nikoladze House Museum is dedicated to his works and was established after his death in his home-studio in his native town of Kutaisi. The museum houses sculptures, sketches, photo and documentary materials. He also designed the national symbols of the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Awards and honours
- Professor
- People's Illustrator of the Georgian SSR
- Stalin Prize 1st class
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the "Badge of Honour"
- Award of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Tiflis