Ucha Japaridze
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Ucha Japaridze was a Georgian painter.
He was born in Gari
, in what was then part of the Russian Empire
.
Japaridze was given a number of awards during his life, including Public Artist of Georgian SSR (1946), the Honored Artist of Georgia (1943), academician of the Georgian Academy of Arts (1958), laureate of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize
(1987) and an Honored Citizen of Tbilisi (1982).
He was a rector of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
(1942–1948)
He died in Tblisi in 1988. His former home in Tbilisi was turned into a museum in the same year.
He was born in Gari
Gari
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, in what was then part of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
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Japaridze was given a number of awards during his life, including Public Artist of Georgian SSR (1946), the Honored Artist of Georgia (1943), academician of the Georgian Academy of Arts (1958), laureate of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize
Shota Rustaveli State Prize
The Shota Rustaveli State Prize is the highest prize awarded by Georgia in the fields of art and literature. The first prize-winners of this prize were Konstantine Gamsakhurdia , Irakli Abashidze and Lado Gudiashvili in 1965...
(1987) and an Honored Citizen of Tbilisi (1982).
He was a rector of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
The Tbilisi State Academy of Arts is one of the oldest universities in Georgia, Caucasus. It's located in the Tbilisi City near the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre on Rustaveli avenue ....
(1942–1948)
He died in Tblisi in 1988. His former home in Tbilisi was turned into a museum in the same year.