Iakob Nikoladze Explained

Native Name:იაკობ ნიკოლაძე
Native Name Lang:ka
Birth Date:, 1876
Birth Place:Kutaisi, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire
Death Place:Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Resting Place:Mtatsminda Pantheon
Alma Mater:Stroganov School for Technical Drawing
Odessa Art School of Drawing
Notable Works:National symbols of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
Style:Socialist realism
Awards:State Stalin Prize in Literature, Art and Architecture (1946, 1948)
Order of the Badge of Honour (22 March 1936)

Iakob Nikoladze (Georgian: იაკობ ნიკოლაძე;, 1876 – March 10, 1951) was a Georgian sculptor and artist.

He was from the a Georgian noble (aznauri) family, Nikoladze.

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.

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