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Ivan Kirkov (Bulgarian: Иван Кирков) (1 January 1932 – 19 September 2010) was a Bulgarian painter and illustrator. He graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia.[1] He later taught there.[2]
In 2022, a symposium was held on his work, The lighted roads - 90 years of traces of the art of Ivan Kirkov.[3]
He was an artist of the Plovdiv School.[4]
He produced set designs for theatre during the 1970s.[4]
His paintings include Woman in Red, which is in Plovdiv Art Gallery.[5]
He has been described as one of "our [Bulgarian] artists, so famous here but ignored abroad", with other artists including Svetlin Rusev.[6]
References
- ^ "RAKURSI Gallery - Ivan Kirkov, biography". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ Bulgaria. 1985. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "The lighted roads - 90 years of traces of the art of Ivan Kirkov". Visit Plovdiv. Plovdiv Municipality. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b Nagy, P.; Rouyer, P. (2014). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-136-11804-3. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Allendorf, M. (1976). Women in Socialist Society. Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-0-904000-61-0. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Ward, P. (1992). Bulgarian Voices: Letting the People Speak. Oleander. ISBN 978-0-906672-64-8. Retrieved 29 May 2023.