Ivan Dikunov

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Ivan Dikunov
Born
Ivan Pavlovich Dikunov

(1941-04-14)14 April 1941
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died25 March 2022(2022-03-25) (aged 80)
OccupationSculptor

Ivan Pavlovich Dikunov (14 April 1941 – 25 March 2022) was a Russian sculptor.[1]

Biography

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

  1. ^ a b Kazakova, Ekaterina; Voronezh, Vesti (25 March 2022). "The creator of the main monuments of Voronezh died" (in Russian). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dikunov Ivan Pavlovich" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via Wayback Machine.