Igor Zidić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Igor Zidić

Croatian art historian

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1939

Place of Birth: Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

Profession: poet, historian, art historian

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Igor Zidic (born 10 February 1939) is a Croatian art historian, art critic, poet and essayist.
He is considered a top expert on Croatian modern art.Zidic was born in Split, where he graduated from the Classical Gymnasium.
He obtained a diploma in art history and comparative literature from the University of Zagreb in 1964.
Zidic became the editor of Hrvatski tjednik in 1971, but lost his job after the magazine was shut down by the Yugoslavian government.Zidic was a director of Modern Gallery in Zagreb from 1989 to 2008.
From 2002–14, he was the president of Matica hrvatska.
In 1986, Zidic received the Tin Ujevic Award for poetry.Zidic is a father of six children.