Mykhailo Derehus

Mykhailo Hordiiovych Derehus (Ukrainian: Дерегус Михайло Гордійович; born December 5, 1904, Veseloye, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR — July 31, 1997, Kyiv, Ukraine)^[1] was a Soviet Ukrainian graphic artist, painter and educator. In 1969 he was awarded the Shevchenko National Prize.^[2] His work is held in the collection of the Kuindzhi Art Museum, Mariupol, Ukraine.^[3]

Life and work

Derehus' expressionist lithographs illustrated the 1936 edition of Ivan Kotliarevsky's Eneïda. He also illustrated the works of Nikolai Gogol, Lesya Ukrainka, Marko Vovchok, and Natan Rybak.^[4]

He was Chairman of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine from 1955 to 1962.^[4]

Awards

1969: Shevchenko National Prize^[2]

Legacy

A bronze plaque at 9 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv, commemorates where Derehus lived from 1973 to 1997.

On 25 October 2004, the National Bank of Ukraine put into circulation a commemorative coin with a face value of ₴2, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Deregus.^[5]

In 2019, a street in Kyiv was named after him.^[6]

Collections

Derehus' work is held in the following permanent collections:

Kuindzhi Art Museum, Mariupol, Ukraine^[3]
National Museum Taras Shevchenko, Kyiv, Ukraine^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Дерегус М.Г., Нарис про життя і творчість, 1958". kobzar (in Ukrainian). 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
^ ^a ^b "Дерегус Михайло Гордійович - Комітет з Національної премії України імені Тараса Шевченка". www.knpu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
^ ^a ^b "In Mariupol occupiers destroyed an art museum that housed original works by Aivazovsky". Hromadske Radio. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
^ ^a ^b "Entry Display Web Page". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
^ "Про введення в обіг ювілейної монети "Михайло Дерегус"". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
^ "40 столичних вулиць отримали нові назви". www.ukrinform.ua. Retrieved 2022-04-01.

General references

Mykhailo Hordiiovych Derehus (1958) by Ivan Vrona
Derehus. Oforty = Derehus. Etchings (1971) by I. M. Verba
Художники України : 100 видатних імен / Khudoz︠h︡nyky Ukraïny : 100 vydatnykh imen = Artists of Ukraine: 100 prominent names. Kyiv: ArtEk, 2007. By Igor Sharov and Anatoly Tolstoukhov. ISBN 9789665051343.