Božidar Jakac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Božidar Jakac

Slovenian painter

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1899

Place of Birth: Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Date of Death: 20-Nov-1989

Profession: photographer, politician, partisan, graphic designer, painter, printmaker

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Božidar Jakac (July 16, 1899 – November 20, 1989) was a Slovene Expressionist, Realist and Symbolist painter, printmaker, art teacher, photographer and filmmaker.
He produced one of the most extensive oeuvres of pastels and oil paintings (landscapes, vedutas and portraits), drawings and, above all, prints in Slovenia.
He was also one of the key organizers in the establishment of the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and the International Biennal of Graphic Art in Ljubljana.