Iakob Nikoladze

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Iakob Nikoladze
იაკობ ნიკოლაძე
Odessa Art School of Drawing
Notable workNational symbols of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
StyleSocialist realism
AwardsState Stalin Prize in Literature, Art and Architecture (1946, 1948)
Order of the Badge of Honour (22 March 1936)

Iakob Nikoladze (Georgian: იაკობ ნიკოლაძე; May 28 [O.S. May 16], 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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