Sadik Kaceli
Sadik Kaceli (14 March 1914 – 24 December 2000) was an Albanian artist. He studied in Paris at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (1936–1941). Kaceli is one of Albania's best known painters, receiving many decorations as People's Artist of Albania and the Honor Citizen of Tirana medal.
Sadik Kaceli
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- Born
- 1914. · Tirana.
- Died
- 2000. · Tirana.
- Nationality
- Albania.
- Occupation
- painter and sculptor.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Movements
- realism.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Languages
- Albanian.
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Sadik Kaceli (14 March 1914 – 24 December 2000) was an Albanian artist. He studied in Paris at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (1936–1941). Kaceli is one of Albania's best known painters, receiving many decorations as People's Artist of Albania and the Honor Citizen of Tirana medal.
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He created the first series of the Albanian lek. In 2016 Sadik Kaceli was given the [1] Honor of Nation Order. He is one of the founders of the National Art Gallery of Albania, designed the first version of the Albanian lek, and made the People's Republic of Albania coat of arms and flag.
Kaceli attended the Harry T. Fultz Technical school from 1929, and began a drawing course in 1931. He was the brother of Jonuz Kaceli, a well-known businessman and dissident of the Communist Regime in Albania. Fadil Kaceli, is also a brother of Sadik. His son, Buron Kaceli, is also a painter and former politician, deputy in Parliament of Albania, Vice Mayor of Albania's capital, Tirana, and the countries Director of Culture. A monografi of Sadik Kaceli was released in 2008 and translated into English in 2009. It contains the story of his life, works, unpublished notes, admiration and gratitude. A street in Tirana is named after Kaceli. He died on 24 December 2000.
Sadik Kaceli, Coat of arms of the People's Republic of Albania
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This is the award that was given to albanian painter Sadik Kaceli by the former President of Albania, Bujar Nishani.
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1914
Sadik Kaceli born at Tirana.
2000
Sadik Kaceli died at Tirana.
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- 1.Hamzai, Dhurata. Sadik Kaceli i panjohur. Gazeta Tema. 25 October 2008.
- 2.Tirana Municipality. Qytetar nderi i Tiranes. 2 October 2000.
- 3.SNE Business 3.3.
- 4.Xoxa, Eli, 1955-. Kaceli : 1914-2000. Art Galeri "Kaceli". 2008. 978-99956-694-0-9.
- 5.Galeria Kombetare e Arteve Sadik Kaceli. galeriakombetare.gov.al.
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