Igor Zidić

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Igor Zidić (born 10 February 1939) is a Croatian art historian, art critic, poet and essayist.

Zidić was born in Split, where he graduated from the Classical Gymnasium. 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 in a government crackdown on the Croatian Spring movement.

Zidić was a director of Modern Gallery in Zagreb from 1989 to 2008. Since 2002, he is the president of Matica hrvatska.

Sources

Igor Zidić (Croatian)
Nina Ožegović (25 February 2008). "Igor Zidić - devetnaest opasnih godina karizmatičnog modernista" [Igor Zidić - Nineteen perilous years of a charismatic modernist] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
Robert Bajruši (19 February 2003). "Igor Zidić predsjednički kandidat desnice" [Igor Zidić as a right wing presidential candidate] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
Igor Zidić - predsjednik Matice Hrvatske (Croatian)

Cultural offices
Preceded by Josip Bratulić	*0President of Matica hrvatska0* 2002–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Authority control	VIAF: 32124332 ISNI: 0000 0001 2023 4064 BNF: cb127778589

Persondata
Name	Zidic, Igor
Alternative names
Short description	Croatian art historian
Date of birth	10 February 1939
Place of birth	Split
Date of death
Place of death

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