Iakob Nikoladze

Iakob Nikoladze (; , 1876, Kutaisi – March 10, 1951, Tbilisi) was a Georgian nobleman, sculptor and artist. Member of the USSR Academy of Arts from 1947.

Biography By birth, he was a member of an old Georgian noble (aznauri) family of Nikoladze. He died in 1951.

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.

Awards and honours Professor (1934) People's Illustrator of the Georgian SSR (5 March 1946) Stalin Prize 1st class (1946, 1948) Order of Lenin (24 February 1946) Order of the "Badge of Honour" (22 March 1936) Award of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Tiflis (1897)