Dragutin Inkiostri-Medenjak ( sr-cyr, Драгутин Инкиостри Медењак; 1866–1942) was a Serbian
painter
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, collector of folk ornaments and handicrafts,
and is considered the first
interior designer in Serbia. In 1912, he was put in charge of designing the interior of the
House of Vuk's Foundation
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.
He was born in
Leskovac as Dragutin Medenica. After settling down in
Belgrade
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, he changed his name to
Srbinda and added his mother's surname. Following studies in
Florence, he travelled through Serbia and the rest of Yugoslavia. Inkiostri Medenjak wrote his chief work ''Moja teorija o dekorativnoj srpskoj umetnosti i njenoj primeni'' in 1925.
Gallery
Orao i gusle, 1912.jpg, ''Orao i gusle'' ("Eagle and Gusle
The gusle ( sr-cyrl, гусле) or lahuta ( sq, lahutë) is a single-stringed musical instrument (and musical style) traditionally used in the Dinarides region of Southeastern Europe (in the Balkans). The instrument is always accompanied by s ...
"), 1912
Dragutin Inkiostri Medenjak (1866-1942) - Osvećeno Kosovo, 1914.jpg, ''Osvećeno Kosovo'' ("Sanctified Kosovo"), 1914
Bijeli Orao, 1922.jpg, ''Bijeli Orao'' ("White Eagle"), 1922
Dragutin Inkiostri Medenjak - I. Jugoslovanski vsesokolski zlet v Ljubljani.jpg, ''I. Jugoslovanski vsesokolski zlet v Ljubljani'' ("First Yugoslavian all- Sokol rally in Ljubljana"), 1922
File:Плакат "Јадранска стража" из 1930. године.jpg, "Jadranska straža" (Adriatic guard), 1930
Dragutin Inkiostri Medenjak (1866 – 1942) - Jugoslavija na Jadranu, 1935.jpg, ''Jugoslavija na Jadranu'' ("Yugoslavia at the Adriatic"), 1935
See also
*
List of painters from Serbia
This is a list of notable Serbian painters.
A
* Nikola Aleksić (1808–1873)
* Dimitrije Avramović (1815–1855)
* Ljubomir Aleksandrović (1828–1890)
* Stevan Aleksić (1876–1923)
* Dragomir Arambašić (1881–1945)
* Stojan Aralica ...
References
Further reading
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1866 births
1942 deaths
20th-century Serbian people
19th-century Serbian people
Serbian painters
Decorative arts
Artists from Belgrade
Artists from Split, Croatia
Emigrants from Austria-Hungary
Immigrants to the Kingdom of Serbia
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