Igor Zidić (born 10 February 1939
) is a
Croatian art historian, art critic, poet and essayist. He is considered a top expert on Croatian modern art.
Zidić was born in
Split, where he graduated from the
Classical Gymnasium
''Gymnasium'' (and variations of the word) is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university. It is comparable to the US English term '' preparatory high school''. Bef ...
. He obtained a diploma in art history and comparative literature from the
University of Zagreb in 1964. Zidić became the editor of ''Hrvatski tjednik'' in 1971, but lost his job after the magazine was shut down by the Yugoslavian government.
Zidić was a director of
Modern Gallery in Zagreb from 1989 to 2008. From 2002–14, he was the president of
Matica hrvatska
Matica hrvatska ( la, Matrix Croatica) is the oldest independent, non-profit and non-governmental Croatian national institution. It was founded on February 2, 1842 by the Croatian Count Janko Drašković and other prominent members of the Illyri ...
. In 1986, Zidić received the
Tin Ujević Award The Tin Ujević Award ( hr, Nagrada "Tin Ujević") is an award given for contributions to Croatian poetry. It is considered the most prestigious award in Croatia and is named after the poet Tin Ujević.
The award was founded in 1980 and is awarded ...
for poetry.
Zidić is a father of six children.
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1939 births
Living people
Writers from Split, Croatia
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni
Croatian art historians
Croatian art critics
Croatian essayists
Male essayists
20th-century Croatian poets
20th-century Croatian historians
Directors of museums in Croatia
Croatian male poets
20th-century essayists
20th-century male writers
21st-century Croatian historians
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