Miodrag B. Protić ( sr-cyr, Миодраг Б. Протић; 10 May 1922 – 20 December 2014) was a Serbian painter, art critic, theorist and historian of art of the 20th century.

Biography

Miodrag B. Protić was born in

Vrnjačka Banja Vrnjačka Banja ( sr-cyr, Врњачка Бања) is a town and municipality located in the Raška District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 9,252 inhabitants, while the population of the municipality is 25,065 inhabitants (2022 ce ...

, on 10 May 1922. He finished elementary school in

and high school in

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. He graduated from

University of Belgrade Faculty of Law The Faculty of Law of the University in Belgrade (/''Pravni fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu''), also known as the Belgrade Law School, is one of the first-tier educational institutions of the University of Belgrade, Serbia. The building is locate ...

in 1950. He studied art in Art School of

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in 1943–1944 under

Jovan Bijelić Jovan Bijelić ( sr-cyr, Јован Бијелић ( – 12 March 1964) was a painter and academic. Bijelić is one of the most important representatives of color expressionism in Yugoslavia. The Department of Fine Arts and Music of the Serbia ...

and

Zora Petrović Zora Petrović (Dobrica, May 17, 1894 – Belgrade, May 25, 1962) was a Serbs, Serbian painter. Her notable works can be seen in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade, and in Pavle Beljanski Memorial Coll ...

. Protić gained further education in

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1953–1954, in Italy and the United States in 1963. From 1950 to 1959 he worked in the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture when he initiated the establishment of Modern Art Gallery in

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, purchasing artwork from exhibitions and artist studios. He was appointed director of the Modern Art Gallery in 1959. On 20 October 1965, the Modern Art Gallery became the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade. Protić, as its founder, continued as its head until he retired in 1980. He began exhibiting in 1946 in numerous group exhibitions at home and abroad. His first solo exhibition was in 1956. He was a member o
ULUS
from 1948. He was a member of artistic groups "

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" (1951–1955) and " The December Group" (1955–1960). Beginning in 1952 he published a number of books, papers, essays, and critiques on Serbian and Yugoslav art. He was a regular art critic for " NIN" between 1952 and 1958. He commentated for numerous newspapers and magazines, including "Glas", "Rad", "

Politika ( sr-Cyrl, Политика, lit=Politics) is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and ownership is publ ...

", " Borba", "

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", "Delo", "Savremenik", "Književnost", "Letopis Matice srpske", "Književne novine", and "Umetnost". He was a member of the

Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (; , HAZU) is the national academy of Croatia. HAZU was founded under the patronage of the Croatian bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer under the name Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (, JAZU) since its ...

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from 1966 to 1991. He died on 20 December 2014 in

MSU:Miodrag Protic's work left great mark

Bibliography

Books and monographies

*1955 Savremenici I, Nolit, Beograd *1957 Sreten Stojanović, Prosveta, Beograd *1958 Milan Konjović, Forum, Novi Sad *1959 Milo Milunović, Prosveta, Beograd *1960 Slika i smisao, Nolit, Beograd *1964 Savremenici II, Nolit Beograd *1966 Jovan Bijelić, Jugoslavija, Beograd *1969 Dvadeseti vek, Umetničko blago Jugoslavije, Jugoslavija, Beograd *1970 Srpsko slikarstvo XX veka, I-II, Nolit, Beograd *1972 Milena Pavlović Barili, Prosveta, Beograd *1973 Jugoslovensko slikarstvo 1900–1950, BIGZ, Beograd *1976 Vladimir Veličković, Pière Belfond,

*1979 Oblik i vreme, Nolit, Beograd *1979 Protić-Šutej, Biškupić, Zagreb *1980 — 1981 Ideje srpske umetničke kritike i teorije 1900–1950, I-III, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd *1982 Skulptura XX veka, Jugoslavija, Beograd, Spektar, Zagreb, Prva književna komuna, Mostar *1982 Slikarstvo XX veka, Jugoslavija, Beograd, Spektar, Zagreb, Prva književna komuna, Mostar *1985 Sava Šumanović, Galerija „Sava Šumanović“, Šid *1985 Slika i utopija, Srpska književna zadruga, Beograd *1986 Milica Zorić, Jugoslovenska revija, Beograd *1986 Vladimir Veličković, Prosveta, Književne novine, Beograd, Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana *1992 Nojeva barka I, Srpska književna zadruga, Beograd *1993 Srbi u evropskoj civilizaciji, Nova, Beograd *1994 Istorija srpske kulture, Forum, Novi Sad *1995 Otmica Evrope, Gradska narodna biblioteka „Žarko Zrenjanin“, Zrenjanin *1996 Nojeva barka II, Srpska književna zadruga, Beograd *2002 Nojeva barka I-II, Srpska književna zadruga, Beograd *2009 Nojeva barka III, Srpska književna zadruga, Beograd

Catalog prefaces (selection)

* 1951

Petar Lubarda Petar Lubarda (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Лубарда); 27 July 1907 – 13 February 1974) was a Serbian painter. Biography He was born in Ljubotinj, near Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro. Lubarda's father was an officer of the Royal Y ...

, ULUS, Beograd * 1956 Decembarska grupa, Umetnički paviljon,

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; Umetnički paviljon, Beograd * 1960

, Umetnički paviljon, Beograd * 1960

Milan Konjović Milan Konjović (28 January 1898 – 20 October 1993) (Милан Коњовић) was a Serbian painter whose works can be divided into six periods of artistic style. He studied in many countries abroad and lived in Paris from 1924 to 1932. His ...

, Galerija Doma JNA, Beograd * 1961

Nedeljko Gvozdenović Nedeljko Gvozdenović ( sr-Cyrl, Недељко Гвозденовић; 24 February 1902 – 31 January 1988) was a Serbian painter of world renown. He is considered to be the greatest representative of the Belgrade School of Painting. See also * ...

, Salon Moderne galerije, Beograd * 1962

Milena Pavlović Barili Milena may refer to: * Milena (skipper), ''Milena'' (skipper), a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae * Milena, Sicily, a ''comune'' in the Province of Caltanissetta, Italy * Milena (given name), a popular female Slavic name * Milena (film ...

, Galerija Milene Pavlović Barili,

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* 1963

Peđa Milosavljević Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and '' -drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved" ...

, Salon Muzeja savrememe umetnosti, Beograd * 1965

Milorad Bata Mihailović Milorad Bata Mihailović (8 February 1923 – 23 April 2011) was a Serbian painter. Biography Mihailović was born in Pančevo, Belgrade oblast. Since 1946, he studied in the class of professor Ivan Tabaković at the Faculty of Fine Arts of ...

, Salon Moderne galerije, Beograd * 1966

Marko Čelebonović Marko Čelebonović ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Челебоновић; 21 November 1902 – 23 June 1986) was a Serbian painter. Čelebonović was one of the most famous Serbian painters of the 20th century.Predrag Peđa Nešković Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and '' -drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved" ...

, Salon Muzeja savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1967 Petar Lubarda, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1967 Treća decenija – konstruktivno slikarstvo, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1968

, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1968 Peđa Milosavljević, Umetnička galerija, Sarajevo * 1968 Umetnici XX veka akademici, Galerija SANU, Beograd * 1969 Nadrealizam i socijalna umetnost 1929–1950, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1969 Decembarska grupa 1955–1960, Galerija Kulturnog centra, Beograd * 1969 — 1970

Lazar Vozarević Lazar may refer to: * Lazar (name), any of various persons with this name * Lazar BVT, Serbian armoured personnel carriers * Lazar 2, Serbian multi-role armoured personnel carrier * Lazar 3, Serbian multi-role armoured personnel carrier * Lazăr, a ...

, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1970 Nedeljko Gvozdenović, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1971 Četvrta decenija – ekspresionizam boje i poetski realizam 1930–1940, Muzej savremene umetnosti,

Beograd Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The population of the Belgrade metropolitan area is 1,68 ...

* 1971

Ivan Radović Ivan Radović ( sr-Cyrl, Иван Радовић ; 22 June 1894 – 14 August 1973) was a Serbian-Yugoslavs, Yugoslav tennis player and Painting, painter. Early life and education Ivan Radović was born in Vršac and graduated from the Teach ...

, Galerija SANU,

* 1972 Srpska arhitektura 1900–1970, Muzej savremene umetnosti,

* 1972

Leonid Šejka Leonid Šejka (1932–1970) was a Serbian painter and architect. He was a member and founder of the art group Mediala. Šejka is now regarded as one of Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–1 ...

, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti,

* 1972 — 1973 Počeci jugoslovenskog modernog slikartsva 1900–1920, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1973 Od enformela do nove figuracije, Galerija Kulturnog centra, Beograd * 1974

Petar Dobrović Petar Dobrović ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Добровић; ; 14 January 1890 – 27 January 1942) was a Serbian painter and politician. Biography Dobrović was born in Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary. A proponent of Serbian colorism, he was known for ...

, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1975 Jugoslovenska skulptura 1870–1950, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1975 Srpski umetnici akademici, Galerija SANU, Beograd * 1975

, Galerija savrememe umetnosti,

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...

* 1977

Ivan Tabaković Ivan Tabaković (10 December 1898, Arad – 27 June 1977, Belgrade) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Serbian painter. Biography Tabaković was born in Arad, then part of the Habsburg Empire, in 1898, a son of noted Serbian architect Milan T ...

, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1978 Jugoslovenska grafika 1900–1950, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1978 Predrag Peđa Milosavljević, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1979 Milena Pavlović Barili, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1980 Jugoslovensko slikarstvo šeste decenije, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1981 Bogdan Bogdanović, Galerija SANU, Beograd * 1984

Sava Šumanović Sava Šumanović ( sr-Cyrl, Сава Шумановић; 22 January 1896 – 30 August 1942) was a Serbian painter. He is considered to be one of the most important Serbian painters of the 20th century. Šumanović's opus includes around 800 pa ...

, retrospektiva, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1985 — 1986 Jugoslovenska grafika 1950–1980, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1990

Vane Bor Stevan Živadinović (20 November 1908 – 6 May 1993), known by his pen name Vane Bor, was a Serbian artist active in the Surrealist movement. He produced various collages, photograms and photographs, as well as theoretical texts and poems. He is ...

, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd * 1993 — 1994 Legat Marka Ristića, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd

Awards

*1967 Silver Medal of Merit of

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, (Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak: ''Československá socialistická republika'', ČSSR) known from 1948 to 1960 as the Czechoslovak Republic (''Československá republika)'', Fourth Czecho ...

*1977 Order of Commander of

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*1981 Order of Merits for the People with Gold Star (I rank) of

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...

*1983

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(Officer) of

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