Mykhailo Derehus

Mykhailo Hordiiovych Derehus (Ukrainian: Дерегус Михайло Гордійович; born December 5, 1904, Veseloye, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR — July 31, 1997, Kyiv, Ukraine)[1] was a Soviet Ukrainian graphic artist, painter and educator. In 1969 he was awarded the Shevchenko National Prize.[2] His work is held in the collection of the Kuindzhi Art Museum, Mariupol, Ukraine.[3]

Life and work

Derehus' expressionist lithographs illustrated the 1936 edition of Ivan Kotliarevsky's Eneïda. He also illustrated the works of Nikolai Gogol, Lesya Ukrainka, Marko Vovchok, and Natan Rybak.[4]

He was Chairman of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine from 1955 to 1962.[4]

Awards

• 1969: Shevchenko National Prize[2]

Legacy

A ₴2 coin commemorating Derehus.

A bronze plaque at 9 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv, commemorates where Derehus lived from 1973 to 1997.

On 25 October 2004, the National Bank of Ukraine put into circulation a commemorative coin with a face value of ₴2, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Deregus.[5]

In 2019, a street in Kyiv was named after him.[6]

Collections

Derehus' work is held in the following permanent collections:

• Kuindzhi Art Museum, Mariupol, Ukraine[3]
• National Museum Taras Shevchenko, Kyiv, Ukraine^[citation needed]

References

1. "Дерегус М.Г., Нарис про життя і творчість, 1958". kobzar (in Ukrainian). 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
2. "Дерегус Михайло Гордійович - Комітет з Національної премії України імені Тараса Шевченка". www.knpu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
3. "In Mariupol occupiers destroyed an art museum that housed original works by Aivazovsky". Hromadske Radio. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
4. "Entry Display Web Page". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
5. "Про введення в обіг ювілейної монети "Михайло Дерегус"". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
6. "40 столичних вулиць отримали нові назви". www.ukrinform.ua. Retrieved 2022-04-01.

General references

• Mykhailo Hordiiovych Derehus (1958) by Ivan Vrona
• Derehus. Oforty = Derehus. Etchings (1971) by I. M. Verba
• Художники України : 100 видатних імен / Khudoz︠h︡nyky Ukraïny : 100 vydatnykh imen = Artists of Ukraine: 100 prominent names. Kyiv: ArtEk, 2007. By Igor Sharov and Anatoly Tolstoukhov. ISBN 9789665051343.