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Dechko Uzunov

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Dechko Uzunov
Uzunov (left) and Sirak Skitnik (right) in Sofia, 1943
Born(1899-02-22)February 22, 1899
DiedApril 26, 1986(1986-04-26) (aged 87)
Resting placeCentral Sofia Cemetery
EducationNational Academy of Arts
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Known forPortraiture
SpouseMasha Zhivkova
AwardsDimitrov Prize (1962)
ElectedFifth National Assembly of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1966)
Signature
A museum named after Uzunov.

Dechko Uzunov (Bulgarian: Дечко Узунов) (February 22, 1899 – April 26, 1986) was a Bulgarian painter. He was born in Kazanluk and died in Sofia at the age of 87. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

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  1. ^ "Dechko Uzunov". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 August 2020.