Igor Zidić (born 10 February 1939) is a Croatian art historian, art critic, poet and essayist. He is considered a top expert on Croatian modern art. Zidić 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. Zidić became the editor of Hrvatski tjednik in 1971, but lost his job after the magazine was shut down by the Yugoslavian government. Zidić was a director of Modern Gallery in Zagreb from 1989 to 2008. From 2002–14, he was the president of Matica hrvatska. In 1986, Zidić received the Tin Ujević Award for poetry. Zidić is a father of six children. References Sources 1939 births Living people Writers from Split, Croatia Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni Croatian art historians Croatian art critics Croatian essayists Male essayists 20th-century Croatian poets 20th-century Croatian historians Directors of museums in Croatia Croatian male poets 20th-century essayists 20th-century male writers 21st-century Croatian historians