Endel Eduard Taniloo, born Danilov (5 January 1923 – 28 November 2019), was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

and recipient of

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ...

in 2002. He was born in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

. He was the brother of the actress, theater director, and journalist

Kadi Taniloo Kadi Taniloo-Tekkel (until 1936 Keete Tanilov; then Kadi Taniloo; from 1960 Kadi Tekkel; January 25, 1911 – February 14, 1998) was an Estonian actress, theater director, and journalist. Early life and education Kadi Taniloo was born in Rõuge ...

, and the grandfather of the linguist

Mari Uusküla Mari Uusküla (until July 1, 2005 Mari Bogatkin; born January 23, 1980) is an Estonians, Estonian linguist. Early life and education Uusküla is the daughter of the ceramist Georg Bogatkin and the paternal granddaughter of the artists Vladimir ...

Awards

*2004: Anton Starkopf Fellowship

References

1923 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Estonian sculptors 20th-century Estonian male artists Artists from Tartu Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Male sculptors {{Estonia-sculptor-stub