FOUNDERS

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George Chubinashvili

(1885, St. Petersburg – 1973, Tbilisi)  Founder of the Georgian school of art history. In 1906-1916 studied psychology and history of arts in the universities...

Vakhtang Beridze

(1914, Kutaisi – 2000, Tbilisi) In 1936 graduated from Transcaucasian Institute of Industry, Department of Architecture. In 1936-98 was lecturing at various institutes, Tbilisi. Since...

Renee Schmerling

(1901, Tbilisi – 1967, Tbilisi)  Art Historian, famous scholar of the Georgian art; Prof. Dr. (1966). She was born in Tbilisi and lived all her...

Tinatin Virsaladze

(1907, Tbilisi – 1985, Tbilisi) Art historian, researcher of the medieval Georgian mural painting. In 1924, after leaving school she went to Academy of Arts,...

Nicholas Severov (Nordman)

(1887, Tbilisi – 1957, Kiev)  Architect, Historian of Architecture, Member of the Academy of Architecture of the USSR. He graduated from the Petersburg Civil-Engineering Institute...

Levan (Leo) Rcheulishvili

(1909, vill. Khovle – 1986, Tbilisi)  Art Historian, prominent scholar of the Georgian architecture, pedagogue, public figure, Honoured Artist of Georgia (1954). Having graduated from...

Rusudan (Ruda) Mepisashvili

(1913, Esentuki – 2002, Tbilisi)  Art Historian, Prof. Dr. (1971), Honoured Artist of Georgia (1982). Having graduated from the Transcaucasian Industrial Institute, specialty – architecture...

Vakhtang Tsintsadze

(1915, Tbilisi – 1993, Tbilisi)  Architect, Honoured Artist of Georgia (1967), Laureate of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize of Georgia (1987) and other state awards,...

Zacharias Maisuradze

(1912, Tbilisi – 1971, Tbilisi)  Ceramic designer, Honoured Artist of Georgia (1967). One of the prominent representatives of the Georgian ceramic art; subject-matter of his...

Niko Chubinashvili

(1908, Leipzig – 1993, Tbilisi)  Art Historian, Prof. Dr., studied medieval Georgian architecture and wood carving, modern architecture and sculpture, team-member and consultant of monuments...

Sara Barnaveli

(1902, Telavi – 1984, Tbilisi)  Art Historian, Prof. Dr. (1972), Honoured Scientist of Georgia (1978). In 1925 she graduated from the Tbilisi State University, Faculty...

Levan Muskhelishvili

(1900, Tbilisi – 1942, Tbilisi)  Historian and Archaeologist. In 1918-1923 he went to University in Germany. In 1927 he graduated from the Tbilisi State University,...
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