Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps
Soviet ceramic artist, director of the National Art Museum of Belarus
About Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps
Lived 1886 – 1979 (aged 93). Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps was a Russian and Belarusian painter and ceramicist.
Mikałaj Prakopavič Michałap was a Soviet ceramic artist and director of the State Art Gallery of Belarus from 1939 to 1941.
Early life 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 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.
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Who was Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps?
Soviet ceramic artist, director of the National Art Museum of Belarus (1886-1979)
When was Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps born?
Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps was born on 28 April 1886 in Minsk.
When did Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps die?
Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps died on 29 December 1979 in Minsk.
What was Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps's occupation?
Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps was a painter and ceramicist.
What nationality was Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps?
Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps was Russian and Belarusian.
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