Mikalai Mikhalap
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Mikałaj Miсhałap | |
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Died | 1979 |
Nationality | Russian Empire → Soviet Union |
Style | Ceramic, small architectural forms |
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Mikałaj Prakopavič Michałap was a Soviet ceramic artist and director of the National Art Museum of Belarus from 1939 to 1941.[1]
Early life
[edit]Mikałaj Miсhałap came from the family of a railwayman father and housemaid mother. He graduated from Baron Stieglitz Central school for Technical Draftsmanship (current Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy). Michałap was the first Belarusian ceramic artist.
Career
[edit]Mikałaj was teaching in Vitebsk Art School and running a department of pottery and ceramic there from 1925 to 1930. He was close with Belarusian classic Janka Kupała; he painted his portrait and created first decoration for one of Kupała's plays.
References
[edit]- ^ "Музей Национальный художественный музей Республики Беларусь". www.chatoff.by. Retrieved 2018-11-08.