Silovan Kakabadze Explained

Silovan Yakimovich Kakabadze (Georgian: სილოვან კაკაბაძე; 12 August 1895 – 10 June 1993)^[1] was a Soviet and Georgian sculptor and teacher.^[2] He was a rector of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (1936-1942).

Among his works is a collection of portraits of Georgian figures carved in the manner of Auguste Rodin. Among his pupils was Irakli Ochiauri.

Notes and References

1. http://www.nplg.gov.ge/gwdict/index.php?a=term&d=14&t=98076 National parliamentary library of georgia
2. John Milner. A Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Artists, 1420 - 1970. Woodbridge, Suffolk; Antique Collectors' Club, 1993