Ivan Dikunov | |
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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]
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]
Ivan Dikunov | |
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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]
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]