Mai Levin
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Mai Levin | |
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 Levin in 2006 | |
| Born | March 9, 1942 |
| Citizenship | Estonian |
| Education | University of Tartu |
| Occupations | Art historian, art critic, curator |
| Employer | Art Museum of Estonia |
| Awards | Order of the White Star, IV class (2001)[1] State Cultural Prize (2007)[2] |
Mai Levin (born 9 March 1942) is an Estonian art historian, art critic and curator. She worked at the Art Museum of Estonia from 1961, including as head of the museum's graphic art department and later in senior research/collections roles.[6][3] Levin has published monographs and curated exhibitions on Estonian art, and has received state honours and major professional awards in Estonia.[1][2][6]
Early life and education
[edit]Levin completed Tallinn's 10th Secondary School in 1959 and graduated from the University of Tartu (then Tartu State University) in 1967 in the history–philology faculty.[6] Her 1967 degree thesis topic was Eesti–Prantsuse kunstisuhted ajavahemikus 1905–1939 (“Estonian–French art relations, 1905–1939”).[7]
Career
[edit]After early work in museum and archival institutions in 1959–1961, Levin joined the Art Museum of Estonia in 1961.[6] At the museum she worked as a researcher and keeper of the graphic art collection (1961–1973), headed the graphic art department (1973–1993), and later served as research director and in other senior specialist roles.[6][3]
Levin has also been active in the professional community of Estonian art historians and curators; she served as chair of the Estonian Association of Art Historians and Curators (EKKÜ) in 1993–1996.[5]
Research, writing and curatorial work
[edit]Levin's scholarship and criticism has focused especially on 20th-century Estonian art and on Estonian modernism, including extensive work on artists such as Eduard Wiiralt, Kristjan Raud and Johann Köler.[3][5] Alongside her writing, she has curated exhibitions and contributed to museum catalogues and collection research.[3][2]
In 2007 Levin received the State Cultural Prize for the exhibitions Ühest sajandist teise. Kristjan ja Paul Raud (“From One Century to the Next: Kristjan and Paul Raud”) and Vene valitsejad. Valitsejaportreed Eesti kunstikogudest (“Russian Rulers: Portraits of Rulers in Estonian Art Collections”) and their accompanying catalogues.[2][3]
Honours and awards
[edit]Selected works
[edit]- Levin, Mai. Eduard Wiiralt: 1898–1954. Tallinn: Eesti Kunstimuuseum, 1998.[8]
- Levin, Mai. Kristjan ja Paul Raud: Ühest sajandist teise / From One Century to the Next (exhibition catalogue). Tallinn: Eesti Kunstimuuseum, 2006.[9]
- Levin, Mai. Johann Köler (1826–1899). Tallinn: Eesti Kunstimuuseum, 2019.[10]
- Levin, Mai. Kristjan Raud 1865–1943: suur kunstnik ja rahvuskultuuri ehitaja / his life, work and the shaping of Estonian culture. Tallinn: Mai Levini Sõprade Seltsing, 2021.[11]
- Levin, Mai. Kujutav kunst Tartus 1960. aastatel / Visual arts in Tartu in the 1960s. Tartu: Tartu Kunstimuuseum, 2023.[12]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Riiklike autasude andmine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Riigi kultuuripreemiate määramine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mai Levin: kunstiteaduses on palju subjektiivset, ei saa kehtestada täppisteadusele omaseid reegleid". ERR (in Estonian). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Kunstiteadlaste ja kuraatorite ühingu aastapreemia pälvisid Mai Levin ja Kai Lobjakas". ERR (in Estonian). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Eesti Kunstiteadlaste ja Kuraatorite Ühingu aastapreemiate laureaadid on Mai Levin ja Kai Lobjakas". Eesti Kunstnike Liit (in Estonian). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Selgusid Kristjan Raua nimelise preemia selleaastased laureaadid". ERR (in Estonian). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Kaitstud lõputööd". University of Tartu – Institute of History and Archaeology (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Eduard Wiiralt : 1898–1954". WorldCat. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Kristjan ja Paul Raud: Ühest sajandist teise / From One Century to the Next". WorldCat. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Johann Köler (1826–1899)". DIGAR (National Library of Estonia). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Kristjan Raud 1865–1943 : suur kunstnik ja rahvuskultuuri ehitaja : monograafia". DIGAR (National Library of Estonia) (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Kujutav kunst Tartus 1960. aastatel = Visual arts in Tartu in the 1960s". DIGAR (National Library of Estonia). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- "Mai Levin". Eesti Kunsti ja Arhitektuuri Biograafiline Leksikon (EKABL) (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- "Mai Levin: kunstiteaduses on palju subjektiivset, ei saa kehtestada täppisteadusele omaseid reegleid". ERR (in Estonian). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.