Mykhailo Derehus Explained

Mykhailo Hordiiovych Derehus (Ukrainian: Дерегус Михайло Гордійович; born December 5, 1904, Veseloye, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR — July 31, 1997, Kyiv, Ukraine)^[1] was a Soviet Ukrainian graphic artist, painter and educator. In 1969 he was awarded the Shevchenko National Prize.^[2] His work is held in the collection of the Kuindzhi Art Museum, Mariupol, Ukraine.^[3]

Life and work

Derehus' expressionist lithographs illustrated the 1936 edition of Ivan Kotliarevsky's Eneïda. He also illustrated the works of Nikolai Gogol, Lesya Ukrainka, Marko Vovchok, and Natan Rybak.

He was Chairman of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine from 1955 to 1962.^[4]

Awards

• 1969: Shevchenko National Prize^[5]

Legacy

A bronze plaque at 9 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv, commemorates where Derehus lived from 1973 to 1997.

On 25 October 2004, the National Bank of Ukraine put into circulation a commemorative coin with a face value of ₴2, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Deregus.^[6]

In 2019, a street in Kyiv was named after him.^[7]

Collections

Derehus' work is held in the following permanent collections:

• Kuindzhi Art Museum, Mariupol, Ukraine^[3]
• National Museum Taras Shevchenko, Kyiv, Ukraine

General references

• Mykhailo Hordiiovych Derehus (1958) by Ivan Vrona
• Derehus. Oforty = Derehus. Etchings (1971) by I. M. Verba
• Художники України : 100 видатних імен / Khudoz︠h︡nyky Ukraïny : 100 vydatnykh imen = Artists of Ukraine: 100 prominent names. Kyiv: ArtEk, 2007. By Igor Sharov and Anatoly Tolstoukhov. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-12-21 . Дерегус М.Г., Нарис про життя і творчість, 1958 . 2023-06-29 . kobzar . uk.
2. Web site: 2022-04-01. Дерегус Михайло Гордійович - Комітет з Національної премії України імені Тараса Шевченка. www.knpu.gov.ua.
3. Web site: 2022-04-01. In Mariupol occupiers destroyed an art museum that housed original works by Aivazovsky. Hromadske Radio.
4. Web site: 2022-04-01. Entry Display Web Page. www.encyclopediaofukraine.com.
5. Web site: 2022-04-01. Дерегус Михайло Гордійович - Комітет з Національної премії України імені Тараса Шевченка. www.knpu.gov.ua.
6. Web site: 2022-04-01. Про введення в обіг ювілейної монети "Михайло Дерегус". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України.
7. Web site: 2022-04-01. 40 столичних вулиць отримали нові назви. www.ukrinform.ua.