Dragutin Inkiostri Medenjak

Dragutin Inkiostri-Medenjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгутин Инкиостри Медењак; 1866–1942) was a Serbian painter,[1] collector of folk ornaments and handicrafts,[2] and is considered the first interior designer in Serbia. In 1912, he was put in charge of designing the interior of the House of Vuk's Foundation.[3][4]

Dragutin Inkiostri Medenjak Драгутин Инкиостри Медењак
Born	Carlo Inkiostri Карло Инкиостри 18 October 1866 Split, Austrian Empire
Died	16 September 1942 (aged 75) Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Known for	Empire
Patron(s)	Dušan Silni
Website	www.serbia.com

He was born in Leskovac as Dragutin Medenica. After settling down in Belgrade, he changed his name to Srbinda and added his mother's surname. Following studies in Florence, he travelled through Serbia and the rest of Yugoslavia. Inkiostri Medenjak wrote his chief work Moja teorija o dekorativnoj srpskoj umetnosti i njenoj primeni in 1925.

See also

• List of painters from Serbia

References

1. http://www.artnet.com/artists/dragutin-inkiostri-medenjak/
2. Marija Cindori-Šinković (1992). Letopis kulturnog života, 1904-1907: Politika, Pravda. Matica srpska. Карло Инкјостро [Драгутин Инкиостри] - Медењак. / Ђ. М. - Политика, 608, стр. 3. Портрст декорационог сликара, скупљача govana. „Створио српску декоративну орнаментику и нову сецесију у орнамснтици".
3. Janićijević, Jovan (1998). "The cultural treasury of Serbia".
4. https://thenutshelltimes.com/2017/05/16/hidden-belgrade-1-works-of-dragutin-inkiostri-medenjak/

Further reading

• Sonja Vulešević (1998). Dragutin Inkiostri Medenjak. Muzej primenjene umetnosti.