ARTISTS / ZÜHTÜ MÜRIDOĞLU
ZÜHTÜ MÜRİDOĞLU
Zühtü Müridoğlu was born in Istanbul in 1906. He worked in the Department of Sculpture at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts in 1924, first in the Hikmet Onat Studio, and later earned his undergraduate degree at the Ihsan Özsoy Studio. In 1928 he was awarded the European scholarship and went to Paris. Between 1928-1932, he was trained for a year at the Marcel Gimod Studio of the private Colarossi Academy. In 1947 he joined the faculty of the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts teaching staff, Department of Sculpture. He served as Department of Sculpture Chairman for three terms. In 1983, he worked on printmaking at Süleyman Saim Tekcan's studio in Söğütlüçeşme.
He continued his works which began at this studio in Söğütlüçeşme after the studio moved to the Çamlıca House of Art building. After returning from Paris, he joined the work on the founding of the D Grubu. He died in Istanbul in 1992.