Silovan Yakimovich Kakabadze ( ka, სილოვან კაკაბაძე; 12 August 1895 – 10 June 1993) was a

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

and Georgian sculptor and teacher.John Milner. ''A Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Artists, 1420 - 1970''. Woodbridge, Suffolk; Antique Collectors' Club, 1993 He was a rector of the

Tbilisi State Academy of Arts The Tbilisi State Academy of Arts ( ka, თბილისის სახელმწიფო სამხატვრო აკადემია) is one of the oldest universities in Georgia and the Caucasus. It is located in central Tbilisi ...

(1936-1942). Among his works is a collection of portraits of Georgian figures carved in the manner of

Auguste Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (; ; 12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a u ...

. Among his pupils was

Irakli Ochiauri Irakli Ochiauri ( ka, ირაკლი ოჩიაური, ; November 20, 1924 – December 4, 2015) was a Georgia (country), Georgian painter and sculptor who was awarded the Shota Rustaveli State Prize, the highest prize in Georgia in the ...

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1895 births 1993 deaths 20th-century artists from Georgia (country) People from Khoni Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Tbilisi State Academy of Arts alumni Academic staff of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts Recipients of the Stalin Prize Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Painters from Georgia (country) Sculptors from Georgia (country) Soviet sculptors Education in Tbilisi {{Georgia-artist-stub