Ivan Dikunov
Ivan Dikunov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ivan Pavlovich Dikunov 14 April 1941 |
| Died | 25 March 2022 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Ivan Pavlovich Dikunov (14 April 1941 – 25 March 2022) was a Russian sculptor.[1]
Biography
[edit]Dikunov was born in Pavlovsky District, Voronezh Oblast.[2][3] He graduated from his high school in 1958.[2] He studied sculpture at Tavricheskaya Art School,[2] later attending the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1964 to 1970.[2] he also attended Leningrad Art College.[3] Dikunov became a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR in 1974.[2][3]
Dikunov taught at the Voronezh Art School from 1988 to 1995.[2] He then taught at the Voronezh State University and was chairperson of the Artists' Union of the USSR from 1985 to 1991.[2] He was awarded medals such as Honored Artist of the RSFSR[1] and the People's Artist of the Russian Federation.[2] Dikunov was made an Honorary Citizen of the Voronezh Region by the Governor of Voronezh Oblast on 9 June 2009.[2] He was also a member of the Petrovsky Academy of Science and Arts.[3]
Dikunov died from complications of COVID-19 in March 2022, at the age of 80.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kazakova, Ekaterina; Voronezh, Vesti (25 March 2022). "The creator of the main monuments of Voronezh died" (in Russian). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dikunov Ivan Pavlovich (14.04.1941)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d "Dikunov Ivan Pavlovich" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- 1941 births
- 2022 deaths
- 20th-century Russian sculptors
- 21st-century Russian sculptors
- People from Voronezh Oblast
- Repin Institute of Arts alumni
- People's Artists of Russia (visual arts)
- Russian male sculptors
- Soviet sculptors
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- 20th-century Russian male artists
- 21st-century Russian male artists