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Mikałaj Miсhałap
Born	(1886-04-28)April 28, 1886 Minsk, Russian Empire
Died	1979 Minsk, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian Empire → Soviet Union
Style	Ceramic, small architectural forms
Awards

Mikałaj Prakopavič Michałap was a Soviet ceramic artist and director of the National Art Museum of Belarus from 1939 to 1941.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Mikałaj Miсhałap came from the family of a railwayman father and housemaid mother. He graduated from Baron Stieglitz Central school for Technical Draftsmanship (current Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy). Michałap was the first Belarusian ceramic artist.

Career[edit]

Mikałaj was teaching in Vitebsk Art School and running a department of pottery and ceramic there from 1925 to 1930. He was close with Belarusian classic Janka Kupała; he painted his portrait and created first decoration for one of Kupała's plays.

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^ "Музей Национальный художественный музей Республики Беларусь". www.chatoff.by. Retrieved 2018-11-08.

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